Tareen

The Tareen (or Tarin) (Pashto: ترین) is a Pashtun tribe inhabiting southern Afghanistan, and western region of Pakistan.^[1][2]

History

Much of the tribe continues to live in their native lands in the southern parts of Afghanistan and Pishin in Baluchistan, Pakistan.^[3] During the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628 to 1658) a group of Tareen/Tarin emigrated to the area which is now the Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.^[3][4] The Tareen Chiefs resisted the Sikh occupation of Hazara region which resulted in their properties/ land being usurped by Sikh armies.^[4][5]

Branches (Clans)

According to Ni'mat Allah al-Harawi in History of the Afghans, Tareen had three sons namely: Tor, Spin (Aspin or Speen) and Awdal/Born Tareen/Abdali. Their descendants today have adopted the names above as tribal identities and are known as Tor Tareen, Spin Tareen and Bor Tareen. These three major clans are further divided into smaller units.^[6][7]

Location

Tareens historically belong to Pishin in northern Balochistan.^[8] Over time, a large segment of the tribe has settled in the Hazara region of northern Pakistan and modern day Multan Division of Punjab.^[9]

Notable people of Tareen descent

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• Muhammad Habib Khan Tarin, CSI, cavalry officer .
• Abdul Latif Khan Tarin, IDSM, British-Indian Army officer, WWI.
• Ayub Khan, former President of Pakistan^[3]
• Sardar Bahadur Khan, Pakistani politician
• Gohar Ayub Khan, Pakistani ex-Army officer, politician and businessman.
• Abdul Majid Khan Tarin, Magistrate during British times and MP latter.
• Abdus Salim Khan, former Indian and later Pakistani civil servant and diplomat.
• Jehangir Khan Tareen, Pakistani politician and businessman.
• Shaukat Tarin, Pakistani banker and politician.
• Habibullah Khan Tarin, Pakistani army officer and politician.
• Naseer Ahmed Khan Tareen, Pashtun tribal chieftain, social activist and philanthropist
• Jalees Ahmed Khan Tareen, Vice-chancellor of B. S. Abdur Rahman University, former vice-chancellor of Pondicherry University.
• Haris Tarin, Afghan-American, director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, USA.
• Nadeem Tarin, Indian businessman, philanthropist and educationist settled in Saudi Arabia
• Muhammad Israr Tareen, politician and member of the Pakistani National Assembly.
• Yousuf Ayub Khan, former politician and a businessman.
• Omar Ayub Khan, politician and minister .
• Akbar Ayub Khan, member of Parliament from Haripur district
• Mujahid Tareen, former player of Pakistan national football team