Swatis

The Swatis (Pashto: سواتي) are a Pashtun tribe inhabiting the Hazara region in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA) of Pakistan. They are mostly found in the districts of Mansehra and Batagram, and to some extent in Kohistan as well. A number of Swatis are also settled in the Kashmir region.

Most of the Swatis in Hazara speak Hindko but some also speak Pashto.

Origins and history

Swatis are Pashtuns tribe from Afghanistan and migrated to the Swat valley in the early 13th century, around the time of Mohammad Ghori. The Swatis defeated the local Buddhists and Hindus of Swat District and established their own rule. The Swatis ruled in Swat for four centuries.

Later on, the Yusufzai tribe, who had recently migrated to Peshawar and Bajaur after their expulsion from Kabul by Governor Ulugh Beg Mirza in the 16th century, were welcomed by Swatis in the region. However, the Yusufzai pushed them out of Swat and took the area over themselves. Therefore, many Swatis crossed over into Hazara region and settled in their present homeland.

Clans and subtribes

The Swatis are divided into three subtribes: Gabari, Mitrawi, and Mamaili, while Lughmani are part of Gabari clan. Gabari are settled in Kaghan valley, Balakot, Garhi Habibullah, Mansehra, Dhodial, Shinkiari,Baffa, Batagram, Thakot and Konsh Valley. Mitrawi, Ali Shery(Advocate Fareed khan swati) "Terha Terla" and Mamaili are settled in Bherkund and Terha Terla, Agror, Tikri Valley and Deshan of District Batagram.The Allai area is inhabited by all the three subtribes. The Lughmanis are found in Baffa.

Notable Swatis
  • Maulana Sherzaman khan Lughmani (Faazil D
  • Sikandar Khan Lughmani.
  • Umar khan swati
  • Akund Saad-ud-din.
  • Wajih uz Zaman Khan a tribal and political leader of Oghi.[1]and . *Tariq Khan Swati (EX minister)
  • Abdur Rashid Khankhel Swati

(Director Education Dept) Hassan Pur (Union Council Malak Pur) Mansehra

  • Prof. Muhammad Akhtar (Addl:Secretary NWFP) Malak Pur Mansehra Author Tajik Swati wa Mamkalt Gabeeri
  • Babar Saleem Swati (jahangiri)
  • Ayaz khan Advocate *Haji Nisar KHAN Swati LATE (Nisar Park Mansehra)
  • Khadi Khan lughmani Baffa
  • Azam Khan Swati
  • Sahad Khan Swati(Reerh Mansehra)
  • Awais Lughmani (Shohal Mazullah) Nakot
  • Late Muhammad Nawaz Khan ( Battal)
  • Prof Zakir Hussain CCP (Battal)
  • Haji Raiz khan swati (Bela Akber Khan )
  • Mudassar Sultan Khan (Patseri Shohal Mazullah,Balakot)
  • Ishtiaq khan swati from jabori.
  • Tuyyab khan swati( chitti ghatti gandihan near baffa).
  • Zaid Khan Swati( Software Engineer BS Honors IT and Computer science) (jabori).
  • Abdul Muiz Famous as Muiz Ali Khan Malak Pur Mansehra
  • Abdullah Khan (Advocate) Sabir Shah Mansehra
  • Muhammad Zuha Malak Pur Mansehra
  • Advocate Muhammad Fareed khan Swati(Ali Shery).Terha Terla,Bhrkund.
  • Adcocate Aziz Ahmed khan Swati(Ali Shery).Terha Terla,Bhrkund.

References
  1. Provincial Assembly Entry on Wajih uz Zaman Khan Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7th December 2012
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