Kakakhel (tribe)

The Kakakhel are Sayyid (also spelled as Syed). Their traditional homeland is in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along with other cities of Pakistan. They were a very small clan until the 13th century.^[1] They descend from Sayyid Kastir Gul, also known as "Kaka Sahib".^[2] He was from the lineage of Imam Jafar Sadiq, a grandson of Husayn ibn Ali.^[3]

Kakakhel
Sayyid
Descended from	Islamic prophet Muhammad, Fatimah, Ali
Branches	Kakakheli, Mian

Family Tree of Sayyid Kastir Gul, the progenitor of Kakakhel

Notable Kakakhels

• Sayyid Kastir Gul, patriarch of the Kakakhel
• Mian Hazrat Jamal Kakakhel
• Mian Muhibullah Kakakhel
• Mian Hayaud Din
• Uzair Gul Peshawari^[4]
• Maulvi Nazir
• Syed Adnan Kakakhail
• Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhel