Awan (tribe)
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Awan are a tribe mostly inhabiting Punjab[1] and other parts of Pakistan. They are of Arab descent from a person called Qutb Shah.
Awan (tribe) Media
Nawab Malik Amir Mohammad Khan, former Nawab of Kalabagh, Chief of the Awan tribe, Governor of West Pakistan from 1960 to 1966
Air Marshal Nur Khan, Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Air Force, 1965–69, Governor of West Pakistan, 1969–70
References
- ↑ Punjab Gazetteer, Lahore, 1907, section on Tribes and Peoples