Warraich
Warraich or Waraich is a clan of Jatts both in Pakistan and India, mainly located in Punjab, Pakistan and Punjab, India.[1][2][3][4]
| Warraich | |
|---|---|
| Jat clan | |
| Ethnicity | Punjabis |
| Religion | Sikhism, Islam |
| Surnames | Warraich, Waraich |
Notable people
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with the clan, include:
- Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi Warraich, Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan
- Aman Ullah Warraich, Pakistani politician
- Bilal Asghar Warraich, Pakistani politician
- Chaudhry Arshad Javaid Warraich, Pakistani politician
- Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf Warraich, Pakistani politician
- Farrukh Shahbaz Warraich, Journalist
- Gul Nawaz Warraich, Pakistani politician
- Imtiaz Safdar Warraich, Pakistani politician
- Jagdev Singh Waraich, former Indian athlete
- Javed Iqbal Warraich, Pakistani politician
- Kabir Waraich, Indian racing driver
- Moin Nawaz Warraich, Pakistani politician
- Muhammad Abdullah Warraich, Pakistani politician
- Suhail Warraich, Pakistani journalist
- Zawar Hussain Warraich, Pakistani politician
- Desan Kaur Warraich, regent of the Sukerchakia Misl and grandmother of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- Gurpreet Ghuggi Warraich, Indian actor and comedian
- Prem Kaur, wife of Maharaja Sher Singhh
References
- Jones, Philip E. (2003). The Pakistan People's Party: Rise to Power. Oxford University Press. p. 329. ISBN 978-0-19-579966-8.
In the main, this area is dominated by strong, local Jat clans (Chatha, Cheema, Tarar, Gondal and Waraich) that, in the past near-century, ...
- (India), Punjab (1976). "Warraich Jats". Punjab District Gazetteers: Amritsar. Supplement (page 591) via Google Books website. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- "Waraich Jats of Gujrat District". The Punjab Record - Volume 40 -Page 110 via Google Books website. 1905. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- Singh, Kumar Suresh (1996). "Appendix B". Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. People of India: National series. Vol. 8 (Illustrated ed.). Delhi: Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 1355–1357. ISBN 0-19-563357-1. OCLC 35662663.
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