Tumandar
{{Short description|Pakistani tribal title}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=August 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
Tumandar ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|تُمن دار }}}}) is a title given to leaders of tribes among the Baloch and Pashtoon in Pakistan.{{cite web|url=http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/landadmnmanu4.htm|title=Government of Punjab Department of Revenue: LAND ADMINISTRATION MANUAL — CHAPTER III ASSIGNMENTS OF LAND REVENUE|publisher=|accessdate=16 October 2014}}
As defined in the Gazette of Pakistan,Gazette of Pakistan, 1976-04-08, Extraordinary, Part I: System of Sardari (Abolition) Ordinance 1976 (No. 15). a "Tumandar" or "Sardar" who is accepted as the leader of a tribe, under any custom or usage or otherwise could obtain free labour from other persons or compel them to work against their will.
Cases
- Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti (12 July 1927–26 August 2006) was the Tumandar (head) of the Bugti tribe.{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=6882|title=elections.com.pk Candidate Details Akbar Khan Bugti|publisher=|accessdate=16 October 2014}}
- In Rajanpur, Sardar Balakh Sher Mazari is the Tumandar and the Paramount Sardar of the Mazari tribe.{{cite web|url=http://www.jang.com.pk/election2002/thenews_sp/sp_edition6.htm|title=A mishmash of 'adjustments' mark Rajanpur contests|publisher=|accessdate=16 October 2014}}