Lali
JātiJat
Religions Islam
LanguagesPunjabi
CountryPakistan
RegionPunjab
EthnicityPunjabi
Family namesyes

The Lali, sometimes written as Lalee, are a Jat clan, found mainly in the Chiniot district of Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2][3]

History

The Lali are one of a number of Jat clans that have lived in the Kirana Bar for centuries.[4] They are mostly landlords and influential people. The tribe has produced a famous Sufi saint, Mian Muhammad Siddique Lali, who has given them a status of sanctity among the other Bar tribes. [5]

Their traditional seat of power was the village of Kawenwala, but this was reduced to a petty chieftainship with the arrival of the British. This village has many people from Lali tribe even today. The Lalis also founded the town of Lalian, literally the place of the Lali, where many Lalis still live. They have won many elections from the constituency around Lalian Tehsil which has made them politically strong among other clans of the region.[6][7]

The Lalis also have a few settlements outside the Chiniot District, for example in Sargodha District.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan: Millennium 2000 (page 615) Google Books website, Published 2001, Retrieved 18 May 2022
  2. ^ a b "As Pakistan goes to polls: Take a peek at some major NA constituencies (scroll down to NA-87 election results)". Dawn (newspaper). 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. ^ Jat Lali in Pakistan Joshuaproject.net website, Retrieved 18 May 2022
  4. ^ "Jhang District". Punjab Gateway, Government of the Punjab website. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Desert Dwellers' Meaning and Existence of Spirituality: A Gendered Case Study of Cholistan, Pakistan". Space and Culture, India. ACCB Publishing. 5 (2): 36. 2013. doi:10.20896/saci.v5i2.278. ISSN 2052-8396. | quote= There is a small community of people called Lali belonging to Jat clans that lived for Centuries as pastoral tribes. The desert dwellers seem to be treated as a centuries as pastoral tribes. It is believed that the Sufi saint Mian Muhammad Siddique Lali was one of them, therefore the tribe received a status amongst the tribes in Cholistan
  6. ^ a b "Imtiaz Ahmad Lali profile". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab website. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Ghulam Muhammad Lali profile". PILDAT.org website. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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