![]() Notable peopleĪir Marshal Nur Khan, Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Air Force, 1965–69, Governor of West Pakistan, 1969–70 They were listed as an "agricultural tribe" by the British Raj in 1925, a term that was then synonymous with classification as a " martial race". People of the Awan community have a strong presence in the Pakistani Army and a notable martial tradition. ![]() Historians describe them as valiant warriors and farmers who imposed their supremacy on the Janjua in part of the Salt Range and established large colonies all along the Indus to Sind, and a densely populated center not far from Lahore. Legend has it that their origins go back to Imam Ali and his second wife, Hanafiya. The Awan deserve close attention, because of their historical importance and, above all, because they settled in the west, right up to the edge of Baluchi and Pashtun territory. ![]() Elias notes that the Awans believe themselves to be of Arab origin, descended from Ali ibn Abu Talib and that the claim of Arab descent gives them "high status in the Indian Muslim environment".
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