مومند | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Pashto | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam |
The Mohmand (Pashto: مومند) or Momand is a prominent tribe of Pashtun people.[1]
Distribution
They are based primarily in the Mohmand territory, which is located in Nangarhar, Afghanistan and Mohmand Agency, Pakistan.
History
In May 2018, Mohmand tribal elders condemned the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and were supporters of a separate province Qabailistan.[2]
Notables
- Rahman Baba Abdur Rahmān Mohmand (1632–1706) (Pashto: عبدالرحمان بابا), or Rahmān Bābā (Pashto: رحمان بابا), was a renowned Pashtun Sufi Dervish and poet
- Aimal Khan Mohmand, Afghan warrior who fought in the Afghan-Mughal Wars of the 17th Century against Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
- Qalandar Momand, Pashto scholar, poet, critic, short story writer, journalist, linguist, lexicographer and academician.
- Mohammad Gul Khan Momand, Afghan Army Officer during the 1919 Anglo-Afghan War
- Ashfaq Ahmed, writer
- Abdul Ahad Mohmand, the first Afghan and the fourth Muslim to reach outer space.[3]
References
- ↑ "Mohmand tribe". Khyber.org website. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ Mohmand, Mureeb (29 May 2018). "Aftermath: Mohmand tribe opposes Fata, K-P merger". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ Jenny Norton (23 March 2014). "Afghanistan's first spaceman returns home (as part of Soviet space program - Soyuz Mir crew)". BBC News website. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
External links
- Mohmand Agency[Usurped!]
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