The Wardak (Pashto: وردګ) or Wardag are a tribe of the Pashtun people. That mainly live in the Wardak Province of Afghanistan. They migrated to the Wardak province in around 1730. Although they are mainly found in Afghanistan, they can also be found in Peshawar, Attock and Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Wardak, Mangal, Musazai, and Hani, are first brother Orakzais and the Dalazak tribes are Wardaks Step brothers : 10 Wardak are famous for their hospitality
History
The Wardak Pashtun were notorious for their opposition to the British colonial occupiers in 1879-1880. During the Second Anglo-Afghan War, Ghazi Mohammad Jan Wardak led a force of 10,000 Afghans to rise up against the British forces near Kabul in December 1879.
Wardak Subtribes
Just like other Pashtun tribes, Wardak tribe is divided into its own individual subtribes and clans
- Nuri
- Mirkhel
- Mayar
Notable People
- Amin Wardak, Afghan Mujahideen freedom fighter during the Soviet-Afghan War
- Abdul Ahad Wardak, Afghan speaker of house during the reign of King Zahir Shah
- Abdul Rahim Wardak, Afghan defence minister and former Mojahiddin
- Abdullah Wardak, Afghan Mujahideen commander turned politician who became a governor of Logar Province
- Abdul Qayum Wardak, Afghan politician and well educated figure
- Ahmed Wardak, Afghan-born German cricketer
- Ghulam Farooq Wardak, Afghan politician who served as Minister for Education
- Ghulam Sediq Wardak, Afghan inventor
- Zakia Wardak, Afghan architect, politician, and businesswoman
References
External links
- Wardag or Wardak tribe
- Program for Culture and Conflict Studies. Katani. US Naval Postgraduate School. Last updated 23 January 2009.
