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Waziristan Tribes

Although every person of Waziristan is called Wazir but in proper sense Wazir is a separate tribe having its own identity among the tribes of Waziristan. The historians believe that Wazir was descended from Suleiman; a famous Pakhtun Sardar. Suleiman had a son Wazir. Wazir had two sons one was Khadre & the other was Lale. Khadre had three sons the first was Moosa, second was Mahmood & the third was Mubarak. Moosa is also called Dervish which was his title. Moosa had two sons one was Ahmad & the other was Itman. These days Ahmad Zai & Itman Zai Wazir known as the descent of Ahmad & Itman respectively. In aggregative sense they are also called Darvesh Khel.

Ahmad Zai Wazir then settled in South Waziristan while Atman Zai Wazir settled in North Waziristan. In North Waziristan Atman Zai Wazir is living along the both sides of River Tochi, mountainous area on both side of the River Tochi, Khaisur Sharif, Keto & on both sides of River Kurram.

Ahmad Zai Wazir are living all round Wana, Parkh Nakhawash, & in the green land of Shakai.Moosa Darvesh is the common great grandfather of both Ahmad Zai & Itman Zai. His Tomb is situated in the valley of Zinda, which is 20 miles away from Wana in the north west side of Waziristan. The famous Birmal road is passing along this Tomb. Bomi Khel - Ahmad Zai Wazir is living there. The area of the western side of this area is called as Nekah Band.

Itman Zai Wazir is divided in the following groups & Sub groups:

Ibrahim Khel

Mada Khel

Manza Khel

Tori Khel

Teti Khel

Woli Khel

Baka Khel

Jani Khel

Kabal Khel

Mamit Khel

Hassan Khel

Khadar Khel

Bora khel

Woozi Khel

Tribes & Sub tribes of Itman Zai Wazir

In North Waziristan the business of Itman Zai Wazir is Timber, vegetables dairy & poultry; & also involved in govt jobs. Majority of the Wazir are living in the mountainous areas; which is considered as the hottest territories during the summer season. So they migrated to the cold places like Shawal, Birmal & Razmak for spending their summer season.; while in cold weather they came back to the plain areas.

In 1925 when British entered into Waziristan especially to the areas of Wazir: they got much wealth from them during wars. Due to this reasons many sub tribes of Wazir's came & started living in the plain area of North Waziristan. All round District Bannu near Dawar some very large villages of them came into being.

Sin Khel

Hathi Khel

Sarki Khel

Umer Khel

Kalo Khel

Nasarai

Bomi Khel

Shadi Khel

Sparkai

Mohmand Khel

Saddi Khel

Sodanr Khel

Tribes & Sub Tribes of Ahmad Zai Wazir

Other Tribes living amongst Wazirs are as such:

  1. Saidgi:
    They are also related with Wazir, but in fact they are Said (Sayyed-------The family of great prophet Muhammad (PBUH)}. Saiddgi is divide in two sub tribes; Jebbo Khel & Malka Khel. Jebbo Khel further divides in two sub tribes one is Zakar Khel & Dir Noomi. Malka khel also divide in two sub tribes; one is Shodi Khel & the other is Bodar Khel. Shodi Khel & Bodar Khel lives in Zavoie & Davoogar areas. Zavoie Saiddgi leaves all round the areas of Mizer & Mada Khel. Davoogar Saiddgi, Zakar Khel & Dir Nomi resides in Dande area. Some of Jebbo Khel also lives in Birmal.

  2. Kharsin:
    Kharsin are living the mountains of Mazdak in two large villege called Woozgi & Zangooti. Woozgi is located in between the two river of Barooman & Mattoora.Some of the Kharsin tribes are living in the west of Shawal in valley of Goorvek. According to them, they are descended from Hazrat Bilal. There name Kharsin is derived from the name of Darvesh called Gharshin.He had two sons; one was Chalak and other was Tora Dak. Chalak's tribe lives in the Woozgi while Tora Dak's family lives in Zangooti. Some of Kharsin are also living in Khost (Afghanistan) in the valley of Sabrina.

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