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| '''Arain''' is a ] tribe settled mainly in the ] and ] provinces of ]. Arain are mainly involved in agriculture and form a significant percentage in the ]. The population of Arains exceed over 10 millions. Arain originally were one of the ] tribes that came and settled in ] from ]. Most of them were the companions of Muhammad Bin Qasim, who settled here. However, the majority of Arain today might not be descendants of those Arain but in fact people with same profession (i.e. farming). The Arain have also settled in major cities like ], ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| families belong here and were politically and socially active since mughal,sikh ,british and present times. | |||
| Some of the prominent Arain rulers in Pakistan were former president and martial law administrator and military ruler General Muhammad Zia ul haq ruled pakistan for 11 years with full control and iron hand , former prime minister chaudhary muhammad ali for 2-3 years, former president Fazal elahi chaudhary for 5 years, former prime ministers benazir bhutto for 4-5 years,Zulfiqar ali bhutto for 7-10 years. prominent politicians are Chaudhary muhammad hanif ramay was the chief minister of punjab for 5 years in prime minister bhutto era and speaker punjab assembly in Benazir bhutto era for 5 years ,,Mian muhammad azhar was the governer of punjab for 5 years in nawaz sharif era .Sardar asif ahmad ali was the federal foreign minister in benazir times for 5 years,Mian raza rabbani has been an active senate senate leader since decades.Muhammad ijaz ul haq,chaudhary abdul ghafoor,mian shamim haider,mian jalil ahmad sharaqpuri, chaudhary manzoor, khalid ghurki ,arshad ghurki, mian abdul wahid,mian meraj din,mian kabir ,mian abdus sattar , chaudhary sher ali,chaudhary zahid nair,mian anwar ul haq ramay,mian javaid latif,mian naeem javaid ,mian abdul mannan,mian amjad yasin, mian munir,pervaiz malik,chaudhary zulfiqar,mian muhammad zaman,haji inamullah chaudhary , chaudhary akhtar rasul,mian jahangir,mian muhammad latif and chaudhary ashfaq of chen 1 chanab textiles toba tek singh group , chadhary nazir kohistania faisalabadi,mian muhammad azhar,mian mushtaq paganwala are and have been present famous and renownend main stream fedral national assembly and senate politicians and also federal ministers of law,foreighn affairs,religious affairs,defence,sports,education,water poweretc in differnt eras representing different parties from punjab .in sindh sardar ali muhammad khan mahar was the chieh minister of sindh for 5 years ,sardar ghus bux mahar is a renowned fedreal minister and main stream politician of mahar arain tribe in sindh . mian muhammad aslam is mna from fedral capital islamabad.at punjab district and punjab assembly level we have mian muhammad aslam iqbal as torism minister,mian imran massod as educaton minister,chaudhary ijaz shafi as baitulmal miniter and dr chaudhary shafiq jallandhri as exise and texation minister,mian amir mehmmod as the mayor /nazim of lahore district,mian jalil ahmad sharaqpuri as sheikhupura ,mian shujaurrehman,mian misbahur rehman nazim,chaudhary ashfaq amd chaudhary abdus sattar as toba tek singh nazim,chaudhary zahid nazir as faisalabad zilla nazim,mian naeem javaid sialkot nazim,chaudhary sher ali faisalabad mayor . | |||
| mian amjad yasin as faisalabad naib nazim,mian idrees hanif as lahore naib nazim.mian javed ali,kalid ghurki,mian akhlaque guudd u,chaudhary ashraf as nazims of vaious lahore towns.arains of lahore totally rule lahore district,punjab ,national assenbly politics,chauhary zulfiqar was the former mayor of lahore.there are and have been alot of other arain politicians from sindh ,punjab,lahore etc.in punjab three prominent castes/tibes/race /baradaris politcally rule punjab e.g arain,rajpoot and jat.arains today in pakistan have dominated every field in pakistan from business,industry,politics sports,military,civil services,agriculture,import export,real estate,education ,show business etc .alot number of arains are presently in countries like englad,uk,australia,europa,newzealand,usa,canada,norway greece,itlay,spain,grmany,norway,sweden ,denmark,etc.they are gratly contributing in nation building,sir chadhary muhammad sarwar is a famous arain politician from toba tek singh in british house of commons and uk member of parliment from glasgow.arains have produced great sports men and former great cricketrs of pakistan former pakistan fast bowlers khan muhammadwas lahori , former pakistan captain 1954 oval hero blue eyed fazal mehmood was from garhi shahu lahori ,muhammad brothers all former captains and batsmen hanif,mushtaq,sadiq,great fast bowler sarfraz nawaz from mozang lahore,intikhab alam , pakistan captains wasim akram and amir sohail,salim malik all lahoris . world renowned wasim akram the architect of pakistan world cup 1992 pride of pakistan victory the greatest allrounder ,captain and left arm fast bowler is lahori arain from mozang chungi. olympian chaudhary akhtar rasul shahbaz senior former hockey captain and present captain of pakistan hockey teams muhammad saqlain are all arains.test intenational empire mian muhammad aslam is arain from lahore.the greatest ever badmash local gangster in lahore history belong to the mian family of bhaghbanpura mian meraj din famously called majha sikh baghbabpuria lahoria .arains have produced great men of letters like faiz ahmad faiz renowned poet and qudratullah shahab famous beauracrat and writer in1930s to 1950-1980s .hazrat shah inayat qadri lahori mozangvi was the spiritual pir and arain saint of his times in 1700-1800 and pir of famous punjabi poet bulleh shah.mazrat mian sher muhammad sharaqpuri of sharaqpur sharif was also a famous saint in early 1900s and still his desendants command great respect in his area and through out punjab.mian amjad farzand ali owns the biggest circus of pakistan lucky irani curcis and is owner of arain pictures in royal park with mian munshi of lahore are great arain philinthropists and have built hospitals and schools in their name.arains rule the pakistani filmi industry aslo like mehar pictures of mehar billo and mahar jabbar,mahaar muhammad nazir chaudhary,mian muhammad shafi arain,all pakistan film producers association chairman mian amjad farzan ali etc are great film makers in lollywood lahore. famous punjabi actor sultan rahi and present ptv acot mehmood aslan are arains . alot number of cinema houses belong to arains .crown cinema of lahore belongs to mian meraj din,taj cinema mian taj din,mehfil mian shabbir, all baghban puri arains ,regal cinema,rattan cinema ,galaxy by illayas muhammad chaudhary and other arainsetc.arains of pakistan totally dominate,monopolise and control all fruit and vegetable ,sabzi ,mandi,grain markets in lahore,faisalabad,karaci,islamabad,rawalpindi,sialkot,kasur, multan ,bahawalpur punjab and pakistan. in the past adiana beg khan and catain aibak arain have the ruler of punjab ,majha,malwa,doaba in mughal times/dehli/lahore darbar. of akbar,jahangir,shah jehan ,aurangzeb etc.in maharaja ranjit singh/sikh era / times mian mehar muhkumdin chaudhary of mozang chungi lahore was the goverver of lahore province which stretched from amritsar to peshawar in those days from 1799-1848.mian family of baghbanpura arains have always been prominent and produced great leaders in past likr barrister,lawyer,land lord sir mian muhammad shafi the president of all india muslim league till 1937 .sir mian muhammad iftikaruddina famous politician,lawyer,land lord and owner of pakistan times,sir mian bashir ahmed a big land lord,begum shah nawaz ,first chief justice of pakistan sir justice mian abdur rashid who administerd oath to quaid azam and first assembly of pakistan in1947. general mian hayaudin and mian iftikhar were to become the first chief of pakistan army if they would not have died in air crash on the eve of birth of pakistan.ayub khan who later becme chief was junior to them.arains are these days the leading industrialists and transpoters of pakistan halleb foods/chaudhary dairies largest food processing company of pakistan belongs to Illyas muhammad chaudhary og mozang. Largest textile mill of pakistan chenab textiles chen one belong to mian latif and ch asfaq of toba tek singh faisalaba,amtex textile to mian iftikhar faisalabad,gaurd rice and filters are the larjest rice expoter company owned by mozang arains iftikhar ali malik,masood textile largest knitwear exporter and mill of pakistan owned by chaudhary nazir group of faisalabad,Mian muhammad azhar owns sugar,textile,steel industries,mian shjaurrehman,mian misbahurrehman own pharmaceautical indusrties,mian aziz ur rehman chan owns steel industries,Mian amir mehmood owna punjab group of colleges, .Ch nazir ahmed kohistanias kohistan trasport company totally controls all inter city punjab bus roots from faisalabad to throughout pakistan.m nazir inayat ullah is also a big arain transport company covering through out pakistan.apart from these alot number of arains own large agriculture ,fruit,vegetable farms in sindh and punjab ,they own import export businesess,trade,commerce,centers,big deprtmental stores,ware houses,cold stores,flour mills,ghee/oil mills,textile mills,sugar mills,leather mills,germant factories,hotels,resturants ,knitwear factories ,alot other industries,many seve in militatry,civil services of pakistan,totally control all vegetable friut markets in pakistan.over all arains of pakistan are welloff,moderate,liberal,prospering happy ,lucky,industrious,clever,intelligent ,smart,handsome, beautiful people of pakistan.they hane literally ruled in any and every field in pakistan and are the most populated tribe 40 million in pakistan . | |||
| Some of the prominent Arain rulers in Pakistan were General ] | |||
| It is believed the Arain word is derived from the Arabic name Ar-Ra'i, "The shepherd", a title indigenous to Arabia. | |||
| Rudyard Kipling's book Kim there is a reference to the Arain Caste. | |||
| "Behind them an angry farmer brandished a bamboo pole. He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed." | |||
Revision as of 08:53, 8 March 2006
Arain is a Muslim tribe settled mainly in the Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. Arain are mainly involved in agriculture and form a significant percentage in the Pakistan Army. The population of Arains exceed over 10 millions. Arain originally were one of the Semitic tribes that came and settled in South Asia from Middle East. Most of them were the companions of Muhammad Bin Qasim, who settled here. However, the majority of Arain today might not be descendants of those Arain but in fact people with same profession (i.e. farming). The Arain have also settled in major cities like Lahore, Multan, Islamabad, Karachi and Faisalabad.
Some of the prominent Arain rulers in Pakistan were General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
It is believed the Arain word is derived from the Arabic name Ar-Ra'i, "The shepherd", a title indigenous to Arabia.
Rudyard Kipling's book Kim there is a reference to the Arain Caste.
"Behind them an angry farmer brandished a bamboo pole. He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed."
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