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The '''Dhund Abbasi''' (ڈھونڈ عباسی), also known as '''Abbasi''' (عباسی), is a tribe mainly concentrated in [[Pakistan]]’s northwestern [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], specifically [[Murree District]], and surrounding areas of [[Hazara region|Hazara]] (mainly [[Abbottabad District]]) and [[Azad Kashmir]] (mainly [[Bagh District|Bagh]] and [[Muzaffarabad District|Muzaffarabad]] districts). The tribe is also found in other parts of northern Punjab (particularly [[Jhelum District|Jhelum]], [[Rawalpindi District|Rawalpindi]] and [[Gujrat District|Gujrat]] districts).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1170871|title='Mera gaon', Nagri Totial|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=22 March 2015|accessdate=30 July 2017|first=Obaid Ur Rehman|last=Abbasi|quote=It is also in this valley that much of the famous Dhoond tribe of the Abassi family resides; the majority of the Abassis are descendants of the late Great Sardar Totta Khan and late Sardar Dehmat Khan, chieftains of the Dhoond tribe...}}</ref> They natively speak [[Urdu]], [[Pahari-Pothwari|Pahari]] and [[Hindko]]<nowiki/>languages.<ref name="MH">{{cite web|url=http://www.murreehill.com/tribes.htm|title=Tribes and Language|work=Murree Hill|accessdate=31 July 2017|quote=Dhunds are the largest and most prominent tribe of Murree... Historically besides Murree, tribal abode of Dhund Abbasis include parts present day Islamabad Capital Territory, Tehsil Kahuta and Kotli Sattian of Rawalpindi, District Abbottabad, Haripur and Mansehra of NWFP and Deerkot tehsil in the Bagh district of Azad Kashmir.|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115201/http://www.murreehill.com/tribes.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The '''Dhund Abbasi''' (ڈھونڈ عباسی), also known as '''Abbasi''' (عباسی), is a tribe mainly concentrated in [[Pakistan]]’s northwestern [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], specifically [[Murree District]], and surrounding areas of [[Hazara region|Hazara]] (mainly [[Abbottabad District]]) and [[Azad Kashmir]] (mainly [[Bagh District|Bagh]] and [[Muzaffarabad District|Muzaffarabad]] districts). The tribe is also found in other parts of northern Punjab (particularly [[Jhelum District|Jhelum]], [[Rawalpindi District|Rawalpindi]] and [[Gujrat District|Gujrat]] districts).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1170871|title='Mera gaon', Nagri Totial|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=22 March 2015|accessdate=30 July 2017|first=Obaid Ur Rehman|last=Abbasi|quote=It is also in this valley that much of the famous Dhoond tribe of the Abassi family resides; the majority of the Abassis are descendants of the late Great Sardar Totta Khan and late Sardar Dehmat Khan, chieftains of the Dhoond tribe...}}</ref> They natively speak [[Urdu]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Pahari-Pothwari|Pahari]] and [[Hindko]] languages.<ref name="MH">{{cite web|url=http://www.murreehill.com/tribes.htm|title=Tribes and Language|work=Murree Hill|accessdate=31 July 2017|quote=Dhunds are the largest and most prominent tribe of Murree... Historically besides Murree, tribal abode of Dhund Abbasis include parts present day Islamabad Capital Territory, Tehsil Kahuta and Kotli Sattian of Rawalpindi, District Abbottabad, Haripur and Mansehra of NWFP and Deerkot tehsil in the Bagh district of Azad Kashmir.|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115201/http://www.murreehill.com/tribes.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

They have adopted several titles such as "[[Khan (title)|Khan]]", "[[Sardar]]" and "[[Raja]]"

==Origin==

==Origin==

The tribe believe themselves an [[Arabs|Arab]] ancestry descending from [[Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib|Abbas Ibn Abd Al-Muttalib]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wikeley |first1=J.M |title=Punjabi Musalmans |pages=84 |quote=The Dhunds claim descent from Hazrat Abbas, the paternal uncle of the Prophet (Peace be upon him)|url=https://archive.org/details/punjabimusalmans00wikeuoft/page/84/mode/2up?q=dhund}}</ref> and that the '''''claim''''' of Arab descendent gives them [[Social status|High Status]] in [[Indian subcontinent|Indian Muslim Environment]].The title Dhund is said to be an honorary name given to one of their forefathers.<ref name="MH" />

This tribe claims to have an [[Arabs|Arab]] ancestry descending from [[Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib|Abbas Ibn Abd Al-Muttalib]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wikeley |first1=J.M |title=Punjabi Musalmans |pages=84 |quote=The Dhunds claim descent from Hazrat Abbas, the paternal uncle of the Prophet (Peace be upon him)|url=https://archive.org/details/punjabimusalmans00wikeuoft/page/84/mode/2up?q=dhund}}</ref> The title Dhund is said to be an honorary name given to one of their forefathers.<ref name="MH" />

Dhund Abbasis of [[Poonch Division|Poonch]], [[Hazara region|Hazara]] and [[Murree District|Murree]] trace their lineage to a common ancestor "''Syed Ghayyas-Ud-Deen Zorab Shah Al-Abbasi''" (also known as ''Sardar Zarab Khan Abbasi''), whom is said to have served under [[Mahmud of Ghazni|Mahmud Ghaznavi]], and allegedly a descendant of [[Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib]], serving as a commander of [[Arabs|Arab]] tribe [[Banu Abbas]]. He is said to have participated in Mahmud's campaign to conquer Kashmir, after which he and his lineage settled around the region. He is said to have settled in Darab-kot, [[Kahuta]], where he was buried.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Abbasi |first=Osama Ali |url=https://archive.org/embed/dhund-abbasi-tribe-english-by-osama-ali-abbasi |title=Dhund abbasi tribe |pages= |language=}}</ref>

Dhund Abbasis of [[Poonch Division|Poonch]], [[Hazara region|Hazara]] and [[Murree District|Murree]] trace their lineage to a common ancestor "''Syed Ghayyas-Ud-Deen Zorab Shah Al-Abbasi''" (also known as ''Sardar Zarab Khan Abbasi''), whom is said to have served under [[Mahmud of Ghazni|Mahmud Ghaznavi]], and allegedly a descendant of [[Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib]], serving as a commander of [[Arabs|Arab]] tribe [[Banu Abbas]]. He is said to have participated in Mahmud's campaign to conquer Kashmir, after which he and his lineage settled around the region. He is said to have settled in Darab-kot, [[Kahuta]], where he was buried.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Abbasi |first=Osama Ali |url=https://archive.org/embed/dhund-abbasi-tribe-english-by-osama-ali-abbasi |title=Dhund abbasi tribe |pages= |language=}}</ref>

*[[Muhammad Riaz Khan|Muhammad Riaz Khan Abbasi]], Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Pakistan

*[[Muhammad Riaz Khan|Muhammad Riaz Khan Abbasi]], Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Pakistan

*[[Zahirul Islam Abbasi]], Brigadier General and Intelligence Officer Pakistan Army

*[[Zahirul Islam Abbasi]], Brigadier General and Intelligence Officer Pakistan Army

*[[Mehtab Abbasi|Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi]], Governor and Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

*[[Mehtab Abbasi|Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi]], Governor and Chief Minister Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

*[[Murtaza Javed Abbasi|Murtaza Javeed Abbasi]], FMR Deputy Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan

*[[Murtaza Javed Abbasi|Murtaza Javeed Abbasi]], FMR Deputy Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan

*[[Muhammad Hanif Abbasi]], Member of National Assembly of Pakistan

*[[Muhammad Hanif Abbasi]], Member of National Assembly of Pakistan

*[[Rajab Ali Khan Abbasi|Sardar Rajab Ali Khan Abbasi]], Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

*[[Rajab Ali Khan Abbasi|Sardar Rajab Ali Khan Abbasi]], Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

*[[Sadia Abbasi|Sadia Khaqan Abbasi]], Barrister and Member of the Senate of Pakistan

*[[Sadia Abbasi|Sadia Khaqan Abbasi]], Barrister and Member of the Senate of Pakistan

*[[Nazir Ahmed Abbasi]], Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

*[[Riffat Abbasi]], Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab

*[[Khaqan Abbasi]], Pakistan Air Force officer and later Minister

*[[Khaqan Abbasi]], Pakistan Air Force officer and later Minister

*[[Javed Iqbal Abbasi|Javeed Iqbal Abbasi]], Member of National Assembly of Pakistan

*[[Javed Iqbal Abbasi|Javeed Iqbal Abbasi]], Member of National Assembly of Pakistan