Warraich

Warraich or Waraich is a Jat warrior ethnic clan found in Pakistani Punjab and the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana.[1][2]The Aristocratic House of Sukerchakia Confederacy was Originated from this clan [3][4][5][6]

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 Singh

References
  1. 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, ...
  2. 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.
  3. "Ancestors of Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh". Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. "Ancestors Table of Maharaja Duleep Singh". Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. Chhabra, G. S. (1972). "Chapter 1: The Ancestors of Maharaja Ranjit Singh". Advanced History of the Punjab: Ranjit Singh & post Ranjit Singh period. Advanced History of the Punjab. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New Academic Publishing Company. pp. 1–13.
  6. The Sikh Review. Vol. 28. Calcutta: Sikh Cultural Centre. 1980. p. 9.
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