Zehri is a Brahui speaking tribe mainly found in Balochistan, Pakistan. Zehri was originally one of the four Jat (Jadgal) tribes inhabiting Balochistan; the other three being Mengal, Bizenjo and Sajdi.[1][2]
Notable people edit
Notable people with the surname Zehri include the following politicians from Balochistan, Pakistan:
- Israr Ullah Zehri (born 1965)[3]
- Mir Naimatullah Zehri, member-elect of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
- Mir Ziaullah Zehri (born 1981), current Provincial Minister of the Balochistan for Forest and Wildlife
- Sanaullah Khan Zehri (born 1961), Chief Minister of Balochistan from 24 December 2015 to 9 December 2017[4][5]
References edit
- ^ Baluch, Muhammad Sardar Khan (1977). History of Baluch Race and Baluchistan. Gosha-e-Adab : distributors Nisa Trader. p. 268.
...Bizanjo, Mengal, Sajdi and Zehri as Jadgal or Jats...
- ^ "The Brahuis are not Brahuis". Araingang.
- ^ "Profile of Israr Ullah Zehri". Senate of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Saleem Shahid (16 May 2013). "PML (N) names Zehri for Balochistan CM post". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Nawab Sanaullah Zehri quits PML-N accusing Nawaz Sharif of 'betrayal'". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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