Panhwar
Panhwar (Sindhi: پنهور) is a Sammat Sindhi tribe found in Sindh, Pakistan.[1][2] The present chief of the tribe is Mir Changez Khan Panhwar.[3] In Sindhi folklore, the Panhwar tribe is mentioned in Sur Umar Marui of Shah Jo Risalo.[4] The Panhwars had previously ruled Khudabad before the Kalhora conquered it.[5][6][1] Panhwar literally means "herder of sheep and goat".[2]
پنهور | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Sindhi | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sindhi people |
Notable people
Notable people bearing the surname Panhwar, who may or may not be associated with the tribe, include:
- Muhammad Hussain Panhwar, a Historian and recipient of Sitara-i-Imtiaz.[7]
- Aurangzaib Panhwar, former member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[8]
- Salahuddin Panhwar, Honourable Justice of the Sindh High Court.[9]
References
- 1998 District Census Report of Dadu. Population Census Organization Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1998. p. 8.
- Buriro Sewhani, Khair Mohammad (2005). Encyclopaedia of Tribes (in Sindhi). pp. 219–220.
- "New chieftain of Panhwar community installed". DAWN.COM. 28 August 2023.
- al-Laṭīf Shah, ʻAbd (2018). Risalo. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-97504-0.
- Panhwar, M. H. (1977). Source Material on Sind. Institute of Sindhology, University of Sind. p. 492.
- Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society Volume 51, Issues 3-4. 2003. p. 107.
- "Six thousands years of irrigation history in Sindh". DAWN.COM. 9 July 2012.
- "Provincial Assembly of Sindh - Member Profile". www.pas.gov.pk.
- "High Court of Sindh - Salahuddin Panhwar". sindhhighcourt.gov.pk.
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