Tarar (surname)
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| Jat Clan: Tarar | |
| Distribution | Punjab (Pakistan) , Haryana and Rajasthan |
| Descended from: | Rajputs |
| Branches: | None |
| Religion | Islam and Hinduism |
| Languages | Punjabi and Haryanvi |
| Surnames: | Tarar |
Tarar (Template:Lang-ur) is a Punjabi tribe and Jat gotra of Northern India and in Punjab province of Pakistan.
Geographical distribution
Tarar is a "Gotra" of Jat people, meaning a sub-caste of the Jat clan. Tarars' are considered a royal caste in Punjabi circles due to their dynastic rule in the central Punjab region dating back to Mehmood Ghaznavi's invasion of India and until the Mughal rule. Today they can be found in present day Pakistani Punjab and in Indian states of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. In Pakistan, Tarars are considered one of the most educated and well-established families in South Asia, especially among the other Jat caste groups. Currently, members of the Tarar family control large parts of bureaucracy, military, judiciary in Pakistan and playing an active role in Pakistani politics, as well. Tarar in India are mainly found in Silavar village of district Muzzafarnagar. The complete village is on the name of Tarars. People come out from here are located various part of the world and posted in good organizations. Well known Kisan Union Leaders are also from the village. tarar in village dhani miran disst. bhiwani {haryana} the village also called tararo ki dhani
Religion
Tarars living in Pakistan are largely Muslims, while Indian Tarars are largely Hindus and Sikhs. This distribution is largely attributed to partition of the sub continent in 1947 following which Muslim Tarars living on what was to become India moved to Pakistan and vice versa. Tarars living in Pakistan are mostly of the Sunni path, but some follow the Shia path.
Tarars in Europe and North America
There are a few Tarar young professional engineers and students who came from Pakistan and settled in various western countries. They are in Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Famous Tarar Jats
- Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, eleventh President of Pakistan
- Mustansar Hussain Tarar, famous actor, writer and television personality
- Shahid Ashraf Tarar, Commercial Counsellor of Pakistan in Los Angeles
- Mian Atta Ullah Tarar, the member of National assembly before partition of Subcontinent
- Rtd Major General Irshad Ullah tarar, the finance director of GHQ
- Mumtaz ahmed Tarar, former MNA from Mandi Bahaudin
- Ch. Zafrullah Tarar, former MNA from Mandi Bahaudin
- Ch. Afzal Hussain Tarar, former MNA & Federal Parliment Secratery
- Noor Muhamed Tarar, former MPA of Hafizabad city
- Tariq Tarar, present MNA from Mandi Bahaudin
- Ikhlaq Ahmed Tarar, Senior member of Revenue
- Hassan Nawaz Tarar, Secratory Excise & Tax
- Ali Asif Tarar, well known political and social personality
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