Leghari tribe


The Leghari tribe is a Baloch tribe. The Leghari tribe mainly resides in Pakistan, followed by Iran. Descendants of the Laghari family mainly speak the languages of Balochi, and/or Saraiki, based on locality. Legharis living in Sindh mostly speak Sindhi-Saraiki, a combination of Sindhi and Saraiki, but they speak Sindhi too. Over two centuries, the Leghari tribe conquered a large part of what is today Dera Ghazi Khan District and established themselves at Choti Zareen. The Leghari Tumandars ruled a vast territory and collected tax from as far off as Barkhan in Balochistan. The Leghari people dwell in all four provinces of Pakistan and other parts of the world as well. The Tribal Headquarter of Fort Munroo, which has a status of tribal Belt and is situated on the Koh Suleman mountain range.
The current Sardar of Laghari Tribe is Jamal Leghari, the eldest son of Farooq Leghari , the former President of Pakistan. In addition, there are a large number of Leghari MNAs, Senators and MPAs in Punjab.
In Punjab, there are many Legharis scattered all over South and West Punjab right into DI Khan. Legharis have also served in senior government positions, including Ambassadors, Secretaries and Air Vice Marshal.
In Sindh, the Laghari's are mostly scattered all over the province, but most concentrated in Hyderabad, Dadu, Thatta, Sanghar and Larkana. Nawab Wali Mohammad Leghari served as the premier of Sindh during the Talpur Rule. Today among the most notables Lagharis include Dr Javaid Laghari, who served as Senator and Chairman Higher Education Commission. He was also the founder of SZABIST, one of the best institution in Pakistan, and served as its first President. Sardar Nadir Leghari has also served as Minister of Irrigation. In addition, there are a number of MNAs and MPAs from Sindh, as well as a few provincial secretaries.