Ludin

Ludin (Pashto: لودین‎) are progenited by Syed Muhammad Masood (Mashwani) from his grand son Hassan Allauddin.[1][2][3] and settled among the area of Ghurghasht tribe of Pashtuns. They are scattered all over Afghanistan and can be found in most of the major cities.

This article is about Sayyid Mashwani Tribe. For the Bettani Pashtun tribal confederacy with the same name, see Lodi (Pashtun tribe).

Demographics

Ludins are primarily found in Kandahar, Zabul, Nangarhar, Kunduz, Akora khattak, Balkh, Logar, Kabul and Herat provinces. Ludins in Balkh Province are mainly located in Dawlatabad District and Mazari Sharif. In Logar Province they live in Mohammad Agha and Pul-i-Alam districts.[3]

Notable Ludins
  • Atiqullah Ludin - former general and current governor of Logar Province
  • Azizullah Lodin - head of Afghanistan's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)

References
  1. فاروقی, سید دل آغا. "حضرت مولانا شاه غوث محمد رحمة الله علیه - شجرة و سلسلة". tolyshareef.blogfa.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  2. شاہ, سید یوسف (1930). حالات مشوانی. Lahore, Punjab: محمدی پریس.
  3. Khan, Sher Muhammad (1894). تواریخ خورشید جھاں. Lahore, Punjab: Islamia Publications. p. 311.
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