Al-Balushi

{{Short description|Ethnic Baloch / Baluch, mainly living in Gulf countries}}

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{{Infobox ethnic group

| group = Al-Balushi

| native_name = البلوشي

| native_name_lang = Ar

| image = H.H. Sheikh Ahmed Al Mahmoud Al Balushi, In 1960..jpg

| caption = Emirati political advisor Ahmed Bin Mahmoud Al Blooshi in Al Ain.

| pop = 1,196,000 (2018){{Cite book |last=Al-Najjar |first=Baqer Salman |url=https://books.google.ae/books?id=NqpqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA275&dq=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B4+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%87&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5w7zelf-LAxXIwAIHHb6LLu8Q6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B4%2520%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%87&f=false |title=الحداثة الممتنعة في الخليج العربي: تحولات المجتمع والدولة |date=2018 |publisher=Dar al Saqi |isbn=9786144255650 |pages=275 |language=Arabic |trans-title=The Unrelenting Modernity in the Arabian Gulf: Transformations of Society and State}}

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| related_groups = Baloch diaspora

}}

Al-Balushi ({{langx|ar|البلوشي}}; alternatively Baloushi, Balooshi, Bloushi or Blooshi){{Cite book |title='Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908' [258] (285/2084)}} is a tribal surname common in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf (predominantly Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar). The surname is an Arabized form of the term Balochi or Baluchi{{efn|{{langx|bal|{{nq|بلو چی}}}}, local definition: of, or related to Balochistan.}}, typically denoting Baloch ancestry from Balochistan.{{cite web |last=Hawker |first=Ron |date=2015 |title=A Beginner's Guide to Tribes in the UAE |url=http://rhawker.me/zayed-university/more-reflections-on-teaching-at-zayed-university/a-beginners-guide-to-society-in-the-uae/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314205941/http://rhawker.me/zayed-university/more-reflections-on-teaching-at-zayed-university/a-beginners-guide-to-society-in-the-uae/ |archive-date=14 March 2016 |access-date=23 July 2016 |work=Digital Heritage in the UAE |quote=Some tribes trace roots to other ethnic groups. Among the most important of these are the Baluch (or in Arabic, the Al Balooshi). Their ancestors came from the Baluchistan district split between Iran and Pakistan in the late 19th century.}}

Many people carrying this surname trace their ancestral origins to Balochistan — a region in southwestern Pakistan and southeastern Iran — located across the Persian Gulf.{{Cite book |last=الياسين |first=عبدالعزيز بن مساعد |url=https://books.google.ae/books?id=8X6IDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA38&dq=%D9%83%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%81+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B4&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwje2YG2q_WLAxVrxwIHHQeGAaQQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=كشاف الألقاب |date=2007-02-03 |publisher=عبدالعزيز بن مساعد الياسين بواسطة مكتبة دار العروبة للنشر والتوزيع |pages=38-9 |language=ar |trans-title=Surnames index}} Their ancestors primarily came from the Makran coast. The majority of them speak Arabic, while some retain their native Balochi language. They are mainly Sunni Muslims.