Gigyani
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Primarily Pakistan and Afghanistan | |
| Languages | |
| Pashto (Native) | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni Hanafi) |
Gigyani or Gigyaani is a tribe of Sarbani Pashtuns, The name derived from Gagai which was daughter of Mak. Shabqadar Doaaba is the main land of Gigyanis.Matta Mughal Khel Shabqadar, have sizeable majority of Gigyanis. Gigyanis are also present in Ambar Mohmand Agency, Harichand Charsadda, Tehsil Tangi, Peshawar, kabul, Ghazni, Kandahar and other areas. In Shabqadar Doaaba Gigyanis have Populated more than 80 villages. Gigyanis migrated from Kandahar to Ghazni, then from Ghazni to surroundings of Kabul and then from Kabul to the present Shabqadar Doaaba. According to Pashtun history book Pata Khazana Khakhykhel had three sons 1. Tarak (popular Tarkalani) 2. Mak (popular Gigyani) 3. Mand (Mand had two sons Umer popular Mandanr Yousaf popular Yousafzai). Prominent Chief Khan of Matta Mughal Khel village was Khan Bahadur Abdul Jabbar Khan Gigyani who had cordial relations with the then ruling British Government.
There is a separate platoon for Gigyani tribe in FC (Frontier Constabulary). Yaqoobzai (Mughal kheil and Kundal kheil), Meerzai, Manduzai, Hassanzai, khubaizai, Musazai and Mandizai etc. are the sub-divisions of Gigyani tribe. Gigyanis, yousafzai and Tarkani in Bajaur Agency are brothers, collectively called Khashi Kheil. Gigyanis are Sarbani Pakhtoons and traced back to Qais Abdur Rasheed as Gigyani son of Mak son of Khakhykhel son of Kand son of Khrashbun son of Sarban son of Qais AbdurRasheed.
Prominent Figures
Misri Khan Gigyani (Famous classical Poet of 1600s)
Chamne Khan from Damaan Batagram who fought against the British
Commissioner (Retd) Abdul Rasheed Khan (Gigyani) of Matta Mughal Khel
Sarir uddin gigyani (Director general TDAP of Nahaqi)
Yousaf jan gigyani (former nazim uc dulat pora..chairman HDOD of nahaqi)
DSP Police (Retd) Faqeer Muhammad Khan (Gigyani) of Matta Mughal Khel
Adjutant (Retd) Yar Muhammad Khan(Gigyani) of Khandhano kale, Matta Mughal Khel
Major (Retd) Abdul Majeed Khan (Gigyani) of Matta Mughal Khel
Shaheed Advocate Muhammad Jan Gigyani of Shabqadar Doaba
Musarat Zaman(PMS officer) of shabqadar bazar.
Mukamil shah(Nazim of UC shabqadar and elected President of shabqadar bazar)
Shafeeq Gigyani
Tilawat Shah Gigyani, Daryab Koroona, Matta Mughal Khel
Latif Ullah Gigyani
Tariq Kamal Gigyani (Kp Assembly)
Col (Retd) Ajmal Khan
Haji Samiullah son of Mohibullah Gigyani Kharakai Shabqadar Doaba
Dr. Sher Baz Khan, journalist from Batagram
Hamid Ali Gigyani (Secretary KPK Provincial Transport Authority)
Hidayat Ur Rehman Khan Gigyani (Political figure QWP PK21/NA8)
Hamza Khan Gigyani (Information secretary QWP)
ATTA ULLAH KHAN ( Ex Director General Education Deptt KPK) Yaghiband miana Shabqadar charsadda
Refrences
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