Zazai

ځاځي
Languages
Pashto
Religion
Islam

The Zazi (Pashto: ځاځي; plur. ځاځی), also spelled Zazai, or Jaji, is a Karlani Pashtun tribe. They are found in Paktia and Khost provinces in the Loya Paktia region of southeastern Afghanistan, as well as Kurram Valley of Pakistan, but also have an effective presence in Kabul, Logar, Ghazni, Nangharhar, Kunduz, and Baghlan in Afghanistan.^{[citation needed]}

Ethnicity and geography

The Zazi are Sunni Muslims. The tribe is inhabited in four major geographic locations in Afghanistan and Pakistan:

• Aryob Zazi: in Paktia province
• Ahmadkhail : in Paktia province
• Dand Pathan: in Paktia province
• Kabul: in Kabul province
• Maidan Zazi: district in Khost province^[1]
• Kwarma (Kurram) Zazi: District Kurram in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas

Notable Zazi

• Qutbuddin Hilal, Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan during the period of Mujahideen (Gulbuddin Hekmatyar) and member of Hezbi Islami from Zazi Maidan district.
• Nabi Misdaq, founder of BBC Pashto service.
• Najibullah Zazi (born 1985), Afghan-born man imprisoned in the US for terrorist offenses; father is Mohammed Wali Zazi.
• Mustafa Zazai* (born 1993), professional footballer
• Zala Zazai, Afghan police officer