Muslim Gujjars#History

Conversions of Gujjars to Islam began in the 11th century with the arrival of Sufi missionaries in the subcontinent. Numerous clans of Gujjars embraced Islam during the time of Shaykh Farid al-Din Masud and his successors.{{Cite web |title=File:Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol 6 Part 1.pdf - Wikimedia Commons |url=https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Journal_of_the_Asiatic_Society_of_Bengal_Vol_6_Part_1.pdf&page=247 |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=commons.wikimedia.org |language=en}} By the 16th century, Islam had become the predominant religion among the Gujjars of Punjab, Kashmir, Khyber Paktunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Sindh, Balochistan and present-day Afghanistan.{{Cite book |last=RajMohan Gandhi |url=https://archive.org/details/punjab-a-history-from-aurangzeb-to-mountbatten_202206 |title=Punjab A History From Aurangzeb To Mountbatten |date=2013}}{{Better source needed|date=April 2025}}

The memoirs of Mughal emperors Babur and Jahangir describe the Gujjars as pastoral people engaged in frequent raids and plundering.{{Cite book |last=Rose |first=H. A. |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.13438 |title=Glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West frontier province vol.2 |date=1911 |language=English}}{{Cite book |last1=Jahangir |first1=Emperor of Hindustan |url=https://archive.org/details/tuzukijahangirio00jahauoft |title=The Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri; or, Memoirs of Jahangir. Translated by Alexander Rogers. Edited by Henry Beveridge |last2=Rogers |first2=Alexander |last3=Beveridge |first3=Henry |date=1909–1914 |publisher=London Royal Asiatic Society |others=Robarts – University of Toronto}} Sujan Rai writes in the 17th century that the Gujjar tribe of Sarkar Dipalpur was notorious for its refractory and rebellious character.{{Cite web |title=The India of Aurangzib (topography, statistics, and roads) compared with the India of Akbar: with extracts from the Khulasatu-t-tawarikh and the Chahar Gulshan | date=1901 | publisher=Bose Brothers, Calcutta |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.5760/page/n191/mode/1up?q=Gujar}}

Following Nadir Shah's invasion of the Mughal Empire, several Gujjar chiefs rose to power in Punjab, Hazara, and Kashmir. Notable among them were the Nawabs of Dera Ghazi Khan, the Rajas of Poonch, and the Muqaddams of Kot Najibullah.{{Cite web |title=Report of the land revenue settlement of the Dera Ismail Khan District of the Punjab, 1872–79 |date=1879 |publisher=Lahore, Printed by W. Ball |url=https://archive.org/details/reportlandreven00tuckgoog}}{{Cite web |title=File:Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol 6 Part 1.pdf - Wikimedia Commons |url=https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Journal_of_the_Asiatic_Society_of_Bengal_Vol_6_Part_1.pdf&page=247 |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=commons.wikimedia.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Chiefs and families of note in the Delhi, Jalandhar, Peshawar and Derajat divisions of the Panjab |date=1890 |publisher=Allahabad, Printed at the Pioneer Press |url=https://archive.org/details/chiefsfamiliesof00massrich}}

Muslim Gujjars were actively involved in the 1857 uprising against the Company rule, particularly in the Punjab region, and were said to have given a "great deal of trouble" during the Mutiny.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JiVSJRmTC7wC&dq=Discontented+lawless+mutiny+G%C3%BAjar&pg=PA87 |title=Gazetteer of the Ludhiāna District: 1888/89 [ca. 1890] |date=1890 |publisher=Calcutta Central Press |language=en}}

Later, during the British Raj era, they were classified as a martial race and enlisted in class company regiments.{{Cite book |last=Mazumder |first=Rajit K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O4Wop9vwS9sC&q=Gujar&pg=PA105 |title=The Indian Army and the Making of Punjab |date=2003 |publisher=Orient Blackswan |isbn=978-81-7824-059-6 |language=en}}

Muslim Gujjars are divided into over 100 clans or gots, which include Khatana, Chechi, Gain, Kasana, Paswal, Gorsi, Katariya, Meelu, Bajar and Kalas.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-22 |title=Punjab {{!}} History, Culture & Economy {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Punjab-province-Pakistan |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}} The Muslim Gujjars also have distinct sub-groups mainly found in the Himalayas such as the Bakarwal and Van Gujjar communities.{{Cite journal |last=Dar |first=Sajad Ahmad |date=2023-01-31 |title=The Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir and their changing marriage rituals |journal=Pastoralism |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=1 |bibcode=2023Pasto..13....1D |doi=10.1186/s13570-022-00264-2 |issn=2041-7136 |doi-access=free}}{{Cite journal |last=Mehmood |first=Tahir |date=June 2024 |title=Overcoming Obstacles: The Journey of Gujjar-Bakarwal in Jammu and Kashmir since Independence |url=https://theacademic.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/13.pdf |journal=Research Scholar, Department of History, Panjab University, Chandigarh |volume=2 |pages=134 |via=The Academic}}{{Cite book |last=Rana |first=J. P. Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC |title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India |date=1998 |publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=978-81-7533-087-0 |pages=88 |language=en |quote=Van Gujjars are Sunni Muslims, as might be expected from their origins.}}{{Cite book |last=Seshia |first=Shaila |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=scrsAAAAMAAJ |title=Traditional Wisdom in Natural Resource Management: The Only Way to Conserve |date=2005 |publisher=Rural Litigation & Entitlement Kendra |pages=38 |language=en}}

In 1988, it was estimated that Muslim Gujjars constitute 53 percent of the total Gujjar population.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wTHmAAAAIAAJ&q=Gujar+53 |title=Population Geography: A Journal of the Association of Population Geographers of India |date=1988 |publisher=The Association |language=en}}

File:Geographical Distribution of Gujars in Afghanistan.png

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The Gujjar people have lived in Afghanistan for centuries, with an estimated 1.5 million residing in the country today.{{Cite news |last=Hamdard |first=Azizullah |date=2021-01-13 |title=Gujars use Andak meat for coronavirus treatment |url=https://pajhwok.com/2021/01/13/gujars-use-andak-meat-for-coronavirus-treatment/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |last=Pajhwok |first=Afghan News |date=2021-01-04 |title=Govt has long ignored our problems, needs: Gujars |url=https://pajhwok.com/2021/01/04/govt-has-long-ignored-our-problems-needs-gujars/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |language=en-GB}} They primarily inhabit the northeastern regions, including provinces like Kapisa, Baghlan, Balkh, Kunduz, Takhar, Badakhshan, Nuristan, Laghman, Nangarhar, and Khost. Historically recognized as one of Afghanistan's 14 ethnic groups,{{Cite news |last=Azadi |first=RFE/RL's Radio |title=Afghanistan Recognizes Long Forgotten Ethnic Tatar Community |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-recognizes-long-forgotten-ethnic-tatar-community/31180205.html |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Canberra |first=Afghan Embassy |title=NATIONAL ANTHEM |url=https://www.afghanembassy.au/about-afghanistan/national-anthem.html |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=EMBASSY OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN CANBERRA - AUSTRALIA |language=en-gb}} the Gujjars have a distinct culture and lifestyle. However, many live in poverty and face marginalization,{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Zan |date=2023-11-20 |title=Afghanistan's Gujar community: a tale of marginalization, poverty, and discrimination |url=https://zantimes.com/2023/11/20/afghanistans-gujar-community-a-tale-of-marginalization-poverty-and-discrimination/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Zan Times |language=en-US}} with some displaced by militias, such as in 2018 in Takhar province.{{Cite news |last=عزيز |first=زلمى |date=2018-02-06 |title=Gujar tribesmen forcibly evicted from Takhar homes |url=https://pajhwok.com/2018/02/06/gujar-tribesmen-forcibly-evicted-takhar-homes/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |language=en-GB}} During the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of healthcare led to the use of Andak meat for treatment, despite religious objections. Gujjar leaders have advocated for better infrastructure, including schools and hospitals, and sought government scholarships for their youth.{{Cite news |last=reporter |first=Pajhwok |date=2013-09-11 |title=Karzai assures to consider Gujar tribe demands |url=https://pajhwok.com/2013/09/11/karzai-assures-consider-gujar-tribe-demands/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |language=en-GB}}

File:Traditional Jirga of the Gujars in Afghan Society.png

In Upper Asqalan, local elders once requested a former mujahideen commander to take on the role of a Taliban commander to provide protection and leadership for their area (interview, 20 July 2007).{{Cite book |last=Goodhand |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Afghan_Conundrum_intervention_stateb/M4D7CwAAQBAJ?hl=de&gbpv=0 |title=The Afghan Conundrum: intervention, statebuilding and resistance |last2=Sedra |first2=Mark |date=2016-04-14 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-56963-3 |language=en}} Similarly, in Burka, the leaders of the prominent mir family in Kokah Bulaq reached an agreement with a Gujjar commander—who had previously fought alongside them during the resistance against Soviet forces—to assume responsibility as the Taliban commander for the Full Valley, with the aim of safeguarding the local population (interviews, 5 September 2007 and 26 March 2009).

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During the Rohilla rule (c. 1720–1770), horse breeding flourished alongside agricultural growth in the region.{{Cite book |last=Gommans |first=Jos J. L. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Rise_of_the_Indo_Afghan_Empire_c_171/UuP7EAAAQBAJ?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=horse+breeding+and+trade+in+india+gujar&pg=PA95&printsec=frontcover |title=The Rise of the Indo-Afghan Empire, c. 1710-1780 |date=2023-11-27 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-64473-1 |language=en}} Gujjars, along with Bhattis, played an important role as roaming traders who helped maintain the quality of local horse breeds by bringing in stallions and mares from regions like Punjab, Afghanistan, and Turkistan. Their involvement contributed to the strength of the regional breeding economy, which supported military demands.

An estimated 20% of Pakistan's population is Gujjars.{{Cite web |date=3 June 2007 |title=Who are the Gujjars? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/who-are-the-gujjars/story-cHGOp2jkDxjWspEpXZuBAM.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815112219/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/who-are-the-gujjars/story-cHGOp2jkDxjWspEpXZuBAM.html |archive-date=15 August 2024 |website=Hindustan Times |quote=In Pakistan, they comprise as much as 20 per cent of the population.}}

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In 1999, British anthropologist Stephen Lyon estimated that the Gujjar population in Pakistan was around 30 million. He also introduced the concept of "Gujarism"—the idea that Gujjars in Pakistan are aware of their distinct identity and frequently engage in social activities, including local political participation, based on this awareness, a phenomenon he refers to as kin-network activism.{{Cite web |last=Lyon |first=Stephen |date=May 1999 |title=Gujars and Gujarism: simple quaum versus network activism |url=https://era.anthropology.ac.uk/Era_Resources/Era/SLyon/Reports/gujarism.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818093731/https://era.anthropology.ac.uk/Era_Resources/Era/SLyon/Reports/gujarism.html |archive-date=18 August 2024 |website=University of Kent}}

Gujjars are mostly found in Punjab province, where they gave their name to cities and towns such as Gujranwala, Gujar Khan and Gujrat, but for economics reasons recently they have emigrated to cities such as Karachi.{{Cite book |last=Tyagi |first=Vidya Prakash |title=Martial races of undivided India |date=2009 |publisher=Kalpaz |isbn=978-81-7835-775-1 |location=Delhi}}

Gujjars are also present in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where they're the third largest ethnic groups after the Pashtuns and the Awan, found in the Hazara region as well places like Dir, Swat, and Bajaur, often being conversant in Pashto, the provincial language.{{Cite web |title="Races and Tribes" |url=https://kp.gov.pk/page/races_and_tribes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818094524/https://kp.gov.pk/page/races_and_tribes |archive-date=18 August 2024 |access-date=18 August 2024}}

In Swat, Pir Samiullah was a Gujjar community leader who was the first to raise a private tribal army against the Pakistani Taliban, with around 10,000 men, but was eventually defeated and executed by the Taliban in 2008, who then desecrated his dead body by hanging it publicly.{{Cite web |title=Taliban desecrate body of slain opposing tribal leader |url=https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/12/taliban_desecrate_bo.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818151733/https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/12/taliban_desecrate_bo.php |archive-date=18 August 2024 |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=FDD's Long War Journal|date=17 December 2008 }}

In Azad Kashmir, they are one of the region's largest communities, by some estimates even being considered the single largest group with 800,000 individuals.{{Cite web |title="With Friends Like These…" Human Rights Violations in Azad Kashmir |url=https://www.hrw.org/reports/2006/pakistan0906/3.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308175448/https://www.hrw.org/reports/2006/pakistan0906/3.htm |archive-date=8 March 2021 |access-date=14 June 2019 |website=Human Rights Watch}}

In Gilgit-Baltistan, they are primarily settled in Naltar, Ghizer, and Astore.{{Cite news |last=Kalhoro |first=Zulfiqar Ali |date=June 21, 2019 |title=Where the Gujjars Rest |url=https://thefridaytimes.com/21-Jun-2019/where-the-gujjars-rest |access-date=21 January 2025 |work=The Friday Time |pages=1}} They migrated over a century ago from Swat, Kohistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Traditionally pastoralists, they rely on farming and livestock rearing, and are known for their unique tradition of carving wooden coffins.

Muslim Gujjars are also present in Sindh, with some having migrated from Punjab to cities like Karachi in search of better economic opportunities. Traditionally pastoralists and farmers, many have moved to urban areas in recent years for work.

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File:JAVAID RAHI.jpg Gujjar author from Jammu and Kashmir]]

The Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir are a predominantly Muslim community. In Jammu and Kashmir, Gujjars are mostly nomadic, semi-nomadic, and agro-pastoralists.{{Cite journal |last=Choudhary |first=Zafar |date=June 2011 |title=Understanding the Gujjar Pahri Fault line in J&K |url=https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/130468/SR106-EW01-GujjarPerspective.pdf |journal=IPCS Special Report |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=4}}

Gujjars constitute approximately 88% of the total tribal population in Jammu and Kashmir, with an estimated population of around one million, or 8% of the state's total population. They are the third-largest ethnic group in the region, after Kashmiri Muslims and Dogra Hindus. The community is scattered across the state, with the largest concentration in Poonch (40%) and Rajouri (33.1%), while they are absent in the Leh district.

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Muslim Gujjars are found in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, which borders Jammu and Kashmir and Tibet.{{Cite journal |last=Vishav |first=Jyothi |date=2020 |title=Pastoral Life of Muslim Gujjars: A Study of Life of Gujjar in Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh, India |url=https://www.grassrootsglobal.net/mer2020/pdf_files/dr-vishav-jyoti_preprint.pdf |journal=Department of Sociology, G.D.C Darlaghat, District Solan Himachal Pradesh, India |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=10}}{{Cite journal |last=Rahi |first=Dr Javaid |date=2012 |title=The GUJJARS -Vol : 01 A Book on History and Culture of Gujjar Tribe : Ed Javaid Rahi |url=https://www.academia.edu/41978043 |journal=Academia |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=729}} The majority of them are nomadic, with a smaller number of settled Muslim Gujjars. Traditionally, they are pastoralists, moving with their livestock across the region's mountainous terrain.

The Muslim Gujjars and Bakarwal communities in Ladakh are traditionally pastoralists, grazing livestock in areas like Rangdum. Recently, disputes over land encroachment and unauthorized construction have arisen. In 2024, the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh intervened to address these issues, including the illegal occupation of grazing land and the ongoing legal dispute over land rights in the region.{{Cite web |title=Hon'ble Lt Governor Brig (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) holds meeting to discuss infiltration of Gujjar-Bakarwal in Rangdum. {{!}} The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh {{!}} India |url=https://ladakh.gov.in/honble-lt-governor-brig-dr-bd-mishra-retd-holds-meeting-to-discuss-infiltration-of-gujjar-bakarwal-in-rangdum/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Excelsior |first=Daily |date=2024-06-17 |title=LG Ladakh addresses grazing dispute in Rangdum areas |url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/lg-ladakh-addresses-grazing-dispute-in-rangdum-areas/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Daily Excelsior |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |author=The Dispatch Staff|date=2024-06-16 |title=LG Mishra discusses infiltration of Gujjar-Bakarwal in Rangdum as Kishtwar violates agreement |url=https://indusdispatch.in/lg-mishra-discusses-infiltration-of-gujjar-bakarwal-in-rangdum-as-kishtwar-violates-agreement/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Indus Dispatch |language=en-US}}

The Muslim Gujjars of Uttarakhand, with a population of around 70,000,{{Cite web |last=Bhalla |first=Vineet |date=2024-04-18 |title=Ground report: Why this Muslim nomadic tribe in Uttarakhand has little to gain from elections |url=https://scroll.in/article/1066606/ground-report-why-this-muslim-nomadic-tribe-in-uttarakhand-has-little-to-gain-from-polls |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}} are a semi-nomadic pastoral community living mainly in the Shivalik Hills, bordering Tibet. Traditionally herders, they practice transhumance, migrating with their buffalo herds between the foothills in winter and alpine pastures in summer. Known for being lactovegetarians, they rely solely on milk from their buffaloes. Despite the Indian Forest Rights Act of 2006 granting them forest land rights, they face conflicts with state authorities over access to reserved parks. The community distinguishes itself from other Gujjars by adopting the prefix "Van" ("forest-dwelling") in the 1980s.{{Cite news |title=Is there room for India's nomads? |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2009/0731/p17s07-wosc.html |access-date=2025-01-23 |work=Christian Science Monitor |issn=0882-7729}}{{Cite web |last=Pal |first=Sanchari |date=2016-09-03 |title=Nomads of the Himalayas : A Fascinating Glimpse into the Rarely-Seen Forest World of the Van Gujjars |url=https://thebetterindia.com/67099/van-gujjars-himalayas-tribe-buffaloes/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=The Better India |language=en-US}}{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=David Emmanuel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=upk5AgAAQBAJ |title=Islamization in Modern South Asia: Deobandi Reform and the Gujjar Response |date=2012 |publisher=Verlag Max Niemeyer |isbn=978-1-61451-246-2 |language=en}}

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The Muslim Gujjars make up a substantial portion of the population in regions like Kairana and Muzaffarnagar, with an estimated 150,000 Muslim Gujjars in the Kairana constituency alone.{{Cite web |last=Kukreti |first=Amit Bhardwaj and Ishan |date=2016-06-29 |title=What's really happening in Kairana? |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2016/06/29/whats-really-happening-in-kairana |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Newslaundry |language=en}} This community has historically been influential in local politics, often rallying behind candidates from their ethnicity, irrespective of their religious identity. Despite being a minority in the broader context, Muslim Gujjars in these areas hold a demographic and political sway, particularly in rural settings.{{Cite web |title=Re-emergence of Jat-Gurjar alliance in western Uttar Pradesh |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/re-emergence-of-jat-gurjar-alliance-in-western-uttar-pradesh-1082855.html |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2017-02-09 |title=Akhilesh Yadav eyes Muslim, Gujjar combo |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/news/akhilesh-yadav-eyes-muslim-gujjar-combo/articleshow/57054849.cms |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |last=Pioneer |first=The |title=Politics of Kairana revolve around Hindu Gujjars and Muslim Gujjars |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/politics-of-kairana-revolve-around-hindu-gujjars-and-muslim-gujjars.html |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=The Pioneer |language=en}}

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• Mahmud Khan Gujjar, Nawab of Dera Ghazi Khan{{Cite book |title=Tawarikh-e-Zila Dera Ghazi Khan}}
• Ruhullah Khan of Poonch, Raja of Poonch{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} District Poonch, Government of Jammu and Kashmir {{!}} India |url=https://poonch.nic.in/history/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |language=en-US}}
• Abdul Ghafur of Swat, Akhund of Swat{{Cite book |last=H.w. Bellew |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.279304/page/n114/mode/1up?q=Gujar |title=A General Report On The Yusufzais |date=1804}}

• Chaudhri Sultan Ali, 19th-century Gujjar chief
• Chaudhri Rahmat Ali, Pakistan Movement activist, coined "Pakistan"
• Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, 5th President of Pakistan
• Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul, politician
• Nawabzada Mazhar Ali, politician
• Qamar Zaman Kaira, politician
• Chaudhry Abid Raza, politician
• Iqra Hasan, politician
• Munawwar Hasan, politician
• Nahid Hasan, politician
• Rahmat Ali, Muslim nationalist activist
• Akhtar Ali Vario, politician
• Khush Akhtar Subhani, politician
• Tariq Subhani, politician
• Armaghan Subhani, politician
• Adil Pervaiz Gujjar, politician
• Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, politician
• Muhammad Jaffar Iqbal, politician
• Qamar Zaman Kaira, politician
• Tanveer Ashraf Kaira, politician
• Zaka Ashraf, politician
• Abdul Rahim, politician
• Begum Ishrat Ashraf, politician
• Muhammad Omar Jaffar, politician
• Abid Raza, politician
• Gulzar Ahmed, politician
• Maiza Hameed, politician
• Sajjad Haider, politician
• Muhammad Iqbal, politician
• Sardar Muhammad Yousuf, politician
• Aslam Chowdhary Mohammad, politician
• Mohammad Aslam Kohli, politician
• Rafaqat Hussain Gujjar, politician
• Shafiq Ahmad Gujjar, politician
• Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan, politician
• Sahibzada Muhammad Ishaq Zaffar, politician
• Razia Sultana, politician

• Mian Altaf Ahmed Larvi, politician
• Malik Abrar Ahmad, politician
• Sardar Muhammad Yousuf, politician
• Fayyaz Ul Hassan Chohan, politician
• Amir Hussain, politician
• Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul, politician
• Muhammad Akhlaq, politician
• Maiza Hameed, politician
• Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar, politician

• Zeb Jaffar, politician
• Muhammad Omar Jaffar, politician

• Nadeem Khadim, politician
• Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar, politician
• Fanoos Gujjar, politician
• Sardar Muhammad Yousuf, politician

• Tufail Mohammad, Nishan-e-Haider recipient
• Abdul Rahim Khan, Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army
• Sawar Khan, Former 4-star general of the Pakistan Army
• Shahid Iqbal, Officer from Jammu and Kashmir cadre

• Hafiz Saeed

• Ahmad Gujjar, 17th-century poet
• Afarin Lahori, 18th-century poet
• Mian Muhammad Bakhsh , 19th-century poet
• Abdul Ghani Azhari, was head-professor of the University of Kashmir's Arabic department
• Javaid Rahi, Kashmiri Gujjar author and linguist

• Shoaib Akhtar, international cricketer

• Adeel Chaudhry, actor

• Shabbir Ahmad, Pakistani politician and Businessman

• List of Punjabi Muslim tribes
• Ethnic groups in Afghanistan
• Bakarwal
• Gujjar
• Pahari people (Kashmir)

• Van Gujjar
• Gojri
• Gaddis

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