Gardezi (surname)
Gardezi (also spelled Gardezy or Gardizi) refers to someone whose origin can be traced back to the city of Gardez in Afghanistan.[1]
There have been a few known Gerdezi families from Gardez who migrated to different parts of Pakistan. Their descendants still carry the surname Gardezi. Gardezi community are traditionally the descendants . Mostly Gardezi are living in Azad Kashmir and Multan, Pakistan.[2]
Same as the ones who carry the surname "Bukhari". Bukhara today is in Uzbekistan.
People
- Abu Sa'id Gardezi, 11th century Persian historian
- Aziza Gardizi, Afghan politician
- Sameer Asad Gardezi (born 1983), Pakistani screenwriter
- Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi, Pakistani politician
- Saadia Gardezi, Pakistani peace activist, artist and journalist
See also
References
- ^ Gardez, Afghanistan on GlobalSecurity.org website Retrieved 24 May 2022
- ^ Maneesha Tikekar (2004). Gardezi. Bibliophile South Asia. ISBN 9788185002347. Retrieved 24 May 2022 – via Across the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan (page 253) via Google Books.