List of Pakistani political families

This is a partial listing of prominent political families of Pakistan given in alphabetical order.

Babar

Badshah Khans

Bhuttos
  • Shah Nawaz Bhutto - The Dewan of Junagadh and the Father of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (Member Bombay Council).
    • Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, son of Shah Nawaz (President (1970–1973); Prime Minister (1973–1977))
    • Mumtaz Bhutto, cousin of Zulfikar, (chief of Bhutto tribe, former chief minister and Governor of Sindh, Federal Minister of Pakistan)
      • Nusrat Bhutto, wife of Zulfikar (former minister without portfolio)
      • Benazir Bhutto, daughter of Zulfikar (Prime Minister, 1988–1990 and 1993–1996), assassinated December 27, 2007.
      • Murtaza Bhutto, elder son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the brother of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto. He was assassinated.
      • Shahnawaz Bhutto, son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He died under mysterious circumstances.
      • Ameer Bux Bhutto, son of Mumtaz Bhutto, Vice President of Sindh National Front and ex-Member of Sindh Assembly.

Chaudhary Jatt
  • Ch Muhammad Saqlain (He was elected for the third term as Member, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in general elections 2008 independently. Former MPA is now PTI's candidate for the constituency NA-66 Jhelum-I).
  • Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi (A parliamentarian who played a major role in restoration of democracy and human rights in Pakistan)
  • Chaudhry Shujat Hussain (Prime Minister of Pakistan - 2004)
  • Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (Chief Minister of Punjab - October - 2002 to October 2007)
  • Chauhdary Moonis Elahi (Son of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Member of Punjab Assembly)
  • Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain, Former Federal Minister of Human Resources
  • Chauhdary Nadeem Afzal Chan, EX MNA Chairman Public accounts committee
    • Chaudhry Hussain Elahi, Upcoming MNA
    • Chaudhry Khalid Javed Virk, MPA Matta Virkan, Nowshera Virkan District Gujranwala
    • Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Federal Minister of Information & BroadCasting
    • Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Federal Minister of Information & BroadCasting
    • Chaudhry Muhammad Farooq, Ex MPA and Law minister of Punjab.
    • Chaudhry Zafar Iqbal Warraich, MNA RahimYarkhan
    • Chaudhry Sajjad Ahmed Warraich, MPA SadiQAbad
    • Dr.Chauhdary Taloot Saleem Bajwa, Ex Nazim of City SadiQAbad
    • Chaudhry Mehmood-ul-hassan Cheema, MPA RahimYarkhan

Chattha Jatt
  • Chaudhry Salahuddin Chattha, member of legislative assembly of the then West Pakistan.
    • Chaudhry Karam Elahi Chattha, Politician before Partition.
    • Hamid Nasir Chattha, Former Speaker of the National Assembly.

Gabol
  • Allah Bakhsh Gabol, Member Bombay Legislative Assembly 1928, Member Sindh Legislative Assembly 1937 and Mayor of Karachi for two terms.
    • Nabil Gabol (Grandson of Khan Bahadur Allah Bakhsh and son of Ahmed Khan Gabol), Member Sindh Assembly 1988, 1993, 1997; Member National Assembly 2002, 2008 and Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping.

Gandapur
  • Inayatullah Khan Gandapur, former Chief Minister of KPK (1973-1975). Served as KPK finance minister between 1972 and 1973.
    • Ikramullah Gandapur, former Minister of Agriculture in KPK, important leader in Kulachi area.
    • Israrullah Khan Gandapur, member of KPK assembly from 2002-2013. Served as minister of Law, Parliamentary Affairs, and Human Rights.
    • Aghaz Ikramullah Gandapur, youngest ever member of KPK assembly, elected in 2018 following death of his father.
    • Ali Amin Gandapur, Federal minister for Kashmir Affairs.

Gujjars/Chaudhry
  • Adil Pervaiz Gujjar MPA-PTI, son of Pervaiz Sultan MPA Sammundari, Faisalabad
  • Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry ex-President of Pakistan
  • Chaudhry Muhammad Jaffar Iqbal Senior Vice-President of PML-N.
  • Qamar Zaman Kaira ex-Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan and Minister of Information.
  • Tanveer Ashraf Kaira ex-Minister of Finance and General Secretary of PPP Punjab.
  • Shafqat Mehmood Federal Minister of Education/ E -Information and Petroleum.
  • Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf ex-Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board and the owner of ZTBL.
  • Malik Abrar Ahmad MNA chairman PHA.
  • Sardar Muhammad Yousuf Religious minister.
  • Muhammad Shaukat Public Service in Pakistan.
  • Hafiz Mumtaz Ahmed, Minister for Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control, Punjab.
  • Fayyaz Ul Hassan Chohan Information Minister, Punjab
  • Chaudhry Akhtar Ali Vario ex-MNA, ex-Provincil Minister nd Chairman District Council, Sialkot.
  • Chaudhry Abdul Sattar Vario ex-Federal Minister for Industries.
  • Ch. Khush Akhtar Subhani MPA/ ex-Provincial Minister Punjab
  • Chaudhry Armghan Subhani MNA/ ex-Provincial Minister
  • Chaudhry Amir Hussain ex-Speaker National Assembly
  • Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul ex-MNA/Minister
  • Chaudhry Muhammad Ashfaq Taj ex-MNA Shakargarh
  • Chaudhry Abdul Rahim Taj ex-MLA / ex-MNA
  • Chaudhry Idrees Taj ex-MNA Shakargarh
  • Chaudhry Anwar Aziz ex-MNA/Federal Minister
  • Chaudhry Danyal Aziz ex-MNA/Federal Minister
  • Chaudhry Muhammad Akhlaq Minister of Special Education, Punjab
  • Nawabzada Mazhar Ali Khan ex MNA
  • Chaudhry Abid Raza MNA Gujrat
  • Ch. Khadim Hussain ex MNA Jhelum
  • Ch. Shahbaz Babar MNA Samundri Faisalabad
  • Ch. Ilyas Khan MPA Kasur
  • Saeed Ahmad Chaudhry ex MPA(thrice) and MNA Chichawatni
  • Sajid Ahmad 3x MNA Karachi
  • Ch Khalid Asghar Gharal ex MPA (twice)

Jadoon

Khurshid Azam Khan Jadoon Ex MPA, President Chamber of Commerce Hazara Division

Khar Jat

Khattaks

Khattar

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Khokhars

Leghari

Marwats

Saifullah Khan family

Bangash

Mazari

Mian Family of Baghbanpura
  • Justice Mian Shah Din, (1868–1918), Elected President of the All-India Muslim League(March 1908), Member of the Simla Deputation in 1906, First Muslim Judge in British India, Poet and Writer.
  • Sir Mian Mohammad Shafi, KCSI, CIE (1869–1932), one of the founding fathers & President All India Muslim league (Punjab)
  • Justice Sir Mian Abdul Rashid (29 June 1889 – 6 November 1981), Kt, KCSI, was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan 1947, legal philosopher, one of the founding fathers of Pakistan
  • Mian Sir Muhammad Shah Nawaz, Politician of Punjab in the 1920s
  • Mian Iftikharuddin, Politician, owner of Pakistan Times and Daily Imroz, 1947–1962
  • Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz (1896–1979) politician in Pakistan, first woman to preside over an Asian legislature. Founder All India Women Muslim League in 1935
  • Mumtaz Shahnawaz (1912-1948) - young woman political activist and author, who died in a tragic plane crash at the age of 35

Mohmand

Myer Minhas Rajput

Noon family

Qazi family

Members of Qazi family (Urdu: خاندان قاضی‎), of Sindh in politics:

  • Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid (Qazi Abid), a four-time Federal Minister, Sindh Provincial Minister, and son of Qazi Abdul Qayyum
  • Fahmida Mirza, Speaker of the National Assembly, former Acting President of Pakistan, three-time Member of the National Assembly, and daughter of Qazi Abid
  • Zulfiqar Mirza, Sindh Provincial Home Minister, former Member of the National Assembly, and nephew of Qazi Abid, Qazi Azam, and Qazi Akbar.
  • Pir Mazhar Ul Haq, Senior Minister and Education Minister in the Sindh Provincial Cabinet, a three-time Sindh Provincial Minister, and grandson of Qazi Muhammad Akbar
  • Marvi Mazhar, a former Member of the Provincial Assembly in Sindh and daughter of Pir Mazhar Ul Haq.

Rana

Rao

Sharif
Main article: Sharif family

Soomro

Tareen/Tarin

Zardari
Main article: Zardari family

Zia-ul-Haq

See also

References
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