Tiwana
Tiwana or Tiwana is a Jatt clan from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. The Tiwanas in East Punjab are mostly Sikhs, while the Tiwanas of West Punjab are almost all Muslims.[1]
Notable people with this surname include:
- Malik Fateh Khan Tiwana (died 1848), Punjabi landowner and politician during the Sikh Empire
- Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana (1900 – 1975), Pakistani Muslim military officer and politician[2]
- Malik Khuda Buksh Tiwana, Member of National Assembly of Pakistan from Khushab District[3]
- Dalip Kaur Tiwana (born 1935), Indian writer
- Harpal Tiwana (born 1935), Indian playwright
- Hardeep Singh Tiwana (born 1958), Indian hotelier and philanthropist
See also
- Hassanpur Tiwana, the Union Council of the Khushab District of Punjab in Pakistan
- Mitha Tiwana, a municipal committee in the Khushab District of Punjab in Pakistan
References
- Amjad Mahmood (21 December 2020). "Sargodha's citrus claim to fame". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
With a population of around 4.9m in the district, Jatt is the major tribe whose sub-clans like Noons, Ranjhas, Pirachas, Cheemas, Gondals, Midhianas, Chatthas, Tiwanas and Luks are mostly engaged with farming.
- "Profile of Malik Khizr Hayat Khan Tiwana". Story of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- "Politics of the region (read about Malik Khuda Buksh Tiwana under this title)". District Government Khushab website. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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