Kakakhel (tribe)

Kakakhel
Sayyid
Descended from	Islamic prophet Muhammad, Fatimah, Ali
Branches	Kakakheli, Mian

Family Tree of Sayyid Kastir Gul, the progenitor of Kakakhel

The Kakakhel are a Pashtun tribe of Sayyid origins. Their traditional homeland is in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along with other cities of Pakistan. They were a very small clan until the 13th century.[1] They descend from Sayyid Kastir Gul, also known as "Kaka Sahib".[2] He was from the lineage of Imam Jafar Sadiq, a grandson of Husayn ibn Ali.[3]

Notable Kakakhels

• Sayyid Kastir Gul, patriarch of the Kakakhel
• Mian Hazrat Jamal Kakakhel
• Mian Muhibullah Kakakhel
• Mian Hayaud Din
• Uzair Gul Peshawari[4]
• Maulvi Nazir
• Syed Adnan Kakakhail
• Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhel

References

1. "History of Kaka Khel - Kaka Khel in Sudher by www.yaqubi.tk". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
2. Shinwari, Sher Alam (2015-07-26). "Kaka Sahib shrine – a place of spiritual satisfaction for many". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
3. Pukhtun Tareekh ke Ayeney Mein, 550 B.C. (1914) by Syed Bahadur Shah Zafar Kaka Khel. University Book Agency. Peshawar 2008.
4. Marwat, Fazal-ur-Rahim Khan (1997). The evolution and growth of communism in Afghanistan, 1917-79: an appraisal. ISBN 9789694072210. Retrieved 19 August 2020.