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)
  • Moonis Elahi (Son of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Member of Punjab Assembly)
  • Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain, Former Federal Minister of Human Resources
  • 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

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

 
Ex-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 VarioEx-MNA, Ex-Provincil Minister
 and 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

Ex-Speaker National Assembly

Ex-MNA/Minister

  • Chaudhry Anwar Aziz

Ex-MNA/Federal Minister

  • Chaudhry Danyal Aziz

Ex-MNA/Federal Minister

Minister of Special Education, Punjab

Jadoon

Khar Jat

Khattaks

Khattar
  • Nawab Muhammad Hayat Khan CSI, early member of the Punjab legislature in the 19th c
  • Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, KBE, Premier/CM of the Punjab 1937-1942.
  • Sir Liaqat Hayat Khan, KCSI, Prime Minister of Patiala state in British India.
  • Sardar Shaukat Hayat Khan, senior political figure and close associate of MA Jinnah.
  • HE Izzet Hayat Khan, former Pakistani ambassador to Tunisia
  • Ghulam Sarwar Khan,Minister of Petroleum and (Member National Assembly of Pakistan)
  • Tahir Sadiq Khan,(Member National Assembly of Pakistan) and former district nazim Attock
  • Muhammad Zain Elahi,Former (Member National Assembly of Pakistan)

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Khokhars

Leghari

Marwats

Saifullah Khan family

Bangash

Mazari
  • Mir Balakh Sher Mazari (former Prime Minister of Pakistan, current Chief of the Mazari tribe)
  • Sardar Sherbaz Mazari (former Leader of the Opposition in the Pakistan National Assembly)
  • Shaukat Hussein Mazari (Former MPA, Punjab Assembly, former Deputy-Speaker, former provincial ministerPunjab Assembly)
  • Sardar Atif Hussein Mazari (Former MPA, Punjab Assembly)
  • Sardar Saleem Jan Mazari (Former MNA, former Provincial Minister from Sindh and former district Nazim Kashmore)
  • Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari (Former MNA, Former Federal Minister communication, Current MPA, Punjab Assembly, Deputy-Speaker Punjab Assembly)
  • sardar Riaz mehmood mazari

(Current MNA Rojhan Mazari)

  • sardar zahid Mahmood mazari

(Former provincial minister)

  • Sheerin Mazari

(Former MNA, Current MNA , Federal Minister for Human Rights).

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
  • Rana Abdul Rauf, MPA District Bahawal Nagar
  • Rana Chander Singh,was a Pakistani politician and a federal minister. He was one of the founder members of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Umerkot, seven times with PPP between 1977
  • Rana Hamir Singh,a Pakistani politician who has been member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
  • Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan, Deputy Speaker of the Fourteenth Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in Pakistan
  • Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan, 16 th Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Acting Governor of Punjab in 2011.
  • Rana Muhammad Afzal
  • Rana Phool Muhammad Khan, Ex Minister of agriculture, Ministry of Health, Law Minister of Pakistan, Care-taker Chief Minister of Punjab
  • Rana Sanaullah Khan, Twice Law Minister of Pakistan
  • Rana Tanveer Hussain, (Member of National Assembly) (Ex.Federal Minister)

Rao

Sharif
Main article: Sharif family
  • Nawaz Sharif, Ex Prime Minister of Pakistan(exile from country by gen. Musharaf in 1999 thru Martial Law)
  • Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of Punjab (exile from country by gen. Musharaf in 1999 thru Martial Law)
  • Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, Son of Shahbaz Shareef, (Member of National Assembly of Pakistan)
  • Hussain Nawaz son of Nawaz Sharif (Prime Minister of Pakistan)
  • Maryam Nawaz, daughter of Nawaz Sharif and wife Rtd. Captain Safdar

Soomro

Tareen/Tarin

Zardari
Main article: Zardari family

Zia-ul-Haq
  • Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (President of Pakistan, 1978–1988)
  • Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq (Member of the National Assembly)
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See also

References
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