Iraqi Biradari

Iraqi biradri is a descendant population of immigrants from the country of Iraq. Recent facts argue that their ancestors were the immediate descendants of Sayyid Masud Al Hussaini and his poorly defined retinue, all recent immigrants from Iraq. Sayyid Masud Al Hussaini successfully extended the Ghazipur area under the Delhi Sultanate, settling with his family in the newly conquered city during the Mamluk Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq circa 1330.[1][2]^{: 157, 158}

As a result, Iraqi Biradri are known have to settled in Ghazipur in the 14th century, with an origin roughly 700 years ago.[3][4] The ancestors as old as 300 years or more are now very well-identified in many towns/villages of the aforementioned districts including Ghazipur in the form of distinct families trees.[5]

It is worth noting that the above mentioned Iraqi Biradri and a totally separate Muslim caste, the converted Hindu Kalals as Araquis, Rakis, or simply 'Kalal Iraqi' were characterized to be in one group in United Provinces (or U.P.) based on the work of British colonial civil administrators and others.[6][7][8]These mistaken reports in fact attributed a fallacy toward the Iraqi Biradri for more than a century in the past.

• India: Iraqi biradri from the native places in eastern U.P. are settled in many cities among others,Ethnic communities in Kanpur, and Ethnic communities in Kolkata are mentioned.

• Pakistan: After independence in 1947, many Iraqi Families migrated mainly to Karachi Pakistan, names of the most migrants with the places of origin in eastern U.P. are recorded.[9]

• Mushir Alam, Indian businessperson, Indian film producer
• Lari Azad, Indian historian and Writer
• Ghazala Lari, Indian politician, former member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2008-2017)
• Maqbool Ahmed Lari, Indian businessman, philanthropist, recipient of the Padma Shri in 1971
• Nasreen Jalil, Pakistani senator and daughter of Zafarul Ahsan Indian Civil Service officer of the 1936 batch and former Chairman of Pakistan International Airlines
• Suhail Zaheer Lari, historian and author of history books in Pakistan; born in Gorakhpur as a distant cousin of Ms Ghazala Lari, an ex-MLA, from Gorakhpur region (U.P.)
• Yasmeen Lari, first female architect in Pakistan and daughter-in-law of Justice Z. H. Lari Deputy Leader of the opposition in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1936-1947) and member of the Constituent Assembly of India

People from the community carry the surname Lari from Lar, Uttar Pradesh in Deoria district, a historic centre of the community.