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* [[Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa]]([[Sardar]] of Khosa tribe,former Governer of Punjab) belongs to [[Dera Ghazi Khan]]. |
* [[Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa]]([[Sardar]] of Khosa tribe,former Governer of Punjab) belongs to [[Dera Ghazi Khan]]. |
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* [[Nabi Baksh Khan Khosa]]. |
* [[Nabi Baksh Khan Khosa]]. |
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* [[Mir Zahor Hussain Khosa]] (Former Speaker Balochistan ) |
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* [[Mir Ismail Khan Khosa]] of district Jaffarabad. |
* [[Mir Ismail Khan Khosa]] of district Jaffarabad. |
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* [[Mir Dariya Khan Khoso]] |
* [[Mir Dariya Khan Khoso]] |
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* [[Sardar Mir Muqeem Khan Khoso]](Former Sindh minister ) |
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* [[Mir Dilumuard Khan Khoso]] ( freedom fighter 1857) was prisioned to indoman & nikobar island. |
* [[Mir Dilumuard Khan Khoso]] ( freedom fighter 1857) was prisioned to indoman & nikobar island. |
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* [[Mir Hazzar Khan Khoso]](Justice ( R) ex-Governor Balochistan) |
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* [[Mir Naseer Khan Khoso]], ex-minister and elected [[Member of Provincial Assembly|MPA]] Sindh. |
* [[Mir Naseer Khan Khoso]], ex-minister and elected [[Member of Provincial Assembly|MPA]] Sindh. |
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* [[Sardar Rohaul Khan Khoso]] ( a famous warrior of Talpur & Kalhoro war, many poets wrote about him, written in shahnama Sindh specially. |
* [[Sardar Rohaul Khan Khoso]] ( a famous warrior of Talpur & Kalhoro war, many poets wrote about him, written in shahnama Sindh specially. |
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* [[Shahaeed Afzal Khan Khoso]].(Ex-Senator) |
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* [[Mir Sohrab Khan Khoso]].(Ex-Senator ) |
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* [[Mir Yaqoob Khan Khoso]].(Ex-MPA) |
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* [[Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa]]. |
* [[Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa]]. |
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* [[Nasir Khosa]] Cheif Sec Baluchistan. |
* [[Nasir Khosa]] Cheif Sec Baluchistan. |
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Revision as of 05:44, 5 June 2008
- For the South African language, see Xhosa
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Languages | |
| Balochi, Sindhi, Siraiki, Punjabi | |
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| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Baloch tribes |
The Khosa, Khoso, or Khosug (Balouchi: کھوسگ, Sindhi:کھوسو, Urdu: کھوسھ ,کھوسو) are a Baloch tribe of Pakistan. According to Baloch epics Khoso means brave or "The Warrior". Different books have written it differently but all agree that Khoso means "The Warrior". According to Baloch history, Khoso was the grand-son of Hooth and Hooth was the son of Rind.
The Khoso is one of forty tribes of Baloch which have survived since the 11th century. According to Baloch historians, the tribes have merged into one another and only few survived to live with there own identity. The Khoso tribe name is found in many poems (11th and 12th century) of Baloch epic.
Distribution
The tribe have settled in the Jafarabad and Nasirabad districts of Balochistan province. They have also settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The Khosa tribe is settled in the Dera Ghazi Khan district in Punjab and parts of Sindh,Jacobabad, Sukkur (Sindh), Shahdadkot, and Dadu. Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa is the chief of the Khosa tribe.
Its 4 clans are
Important personalities
- Sardar Dost Muhammad Khosa(chief minster of Punjab)
- Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa(Sardar of Khosa tribe,former Governer of Punjab) belongs to Dera Ghazi Khan.
- Nabi Baksh Khan Khosa.
- Mir Zahor Hussain Khosa (Former Speaker Balochistan )
- Mir Ismail Khan Khosa of district Jaffarabad.
- Mir Dariya Khan Khoso
- Sardar Mir Muqeem Khan Khoso(Former Sindh minister )
- Mir Dilumuard Khan Khoso ( freedom fighter 1857) was prisioned to indoman & nikobar island.
- Mir Hazzar Khan Khoso(Justice ( R) ex-Governor Balochistan)
- Mir Naseer Khan Khoso, ex-minister and elected MPA Sindh.
- Sardar Rohaul Khan Khoso ( a famous warrior of Talpur & Kalhoro war, many poets wrote about him, written in shahnama Sindh specially.
- Shahaeed Afzal Khan Khoso.(Ex-Senator)
- Mir Sohrab Khan Khoso.(Ex-Senator )
- Mir Yaqoob Khan Khoso.(Ex-MPA)
- Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa.
- Nasir Khosa Cheif Sec Baluchistan.
- Tariq Mehmood Khosa IG Police.
- Sardar Latif Khosa, Khosa Law Chambers
- Ayoob Khoso TV star
External links
- [1](You are a Khosa in Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab but a Khoso in Jacobabad in Sindh)
- Daily Times:Muqeem Khoso quits PML
- Official Website of Khosa Tribe Worldwide
References
Baloch By M.A. Marri
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