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Sighaal Awan is a clan of the Awan Tribe

Awan (Pakistan)

Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...

of Awankari Region. Sighaals are mainly found in Namal

Namal

Namal is a town and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Mianwali Tehsil and is located at 32°40'10N 71°48'45E.-History:...

Valley, in Mianwali

Mianwali

Mianwali is the capital city of Mianwali District and situated in the north-west of Punjab province, Pakistan. The city is located on the eastern bank of the Indus River...

District, Punjab

Punjab (Pakistan)

Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

and this clan is one of the biggest clans of the area. There are two major clans of Namal Valley, the Sighaal and Ghulchaal.

Sighaals are residents of Mauza Kalri

Kalri

Kalri may refer to:*Kalri Lake, also known as Keenjhar Lake, situated in Sindh Pakistan*Kalri , a village in Bhimber District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan*Kalri , a village in Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan...

including Rikhi

Rikhi

Rikhi is a village situated on Mianwali-Rawalpindi road, on the northern side of Namal Lake. Rikhi is at a distance of 32 kilometers from Mianwali city.The name Rikhi originated from the name of Mountain waterfall Rikhi which starts from salt range usually during rainy season and coming down , ...

and parts of Namal

Namal

Union council. Mauza Kalri

Mauza Kalri

Mauza Kalri is situated in Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan.Mauza Kalri is 35 miles away from Mianwali situated at Talagang- Rawalpindi road. It is also close to Namal lake and Namal College....

now forms part of Union council Thamewali

Thamewali

Thamewali is a town and union council of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Mianwali Tehsil and is located at 32°47'6N 71°46'49E and has an altitude of 448m .-References:...

Famous members

Sighaal clan has many famous personalities of the area:

Haji Abbas Late of Rikhi, a famouns transporter of Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
Subedar (Rted) Fateh Khan Awan late of Dhoke Ahmed Gul Khel
Ahmed Gul Khel
Ahmed Gul Khel is a name of a small clan of Sighaal Awan tribe. The small hamlet where the clan resides is known as Dhoke Ahmed Gul Khel which is a part of Kalri Village in Tehsil and District Mianwali of Punjab, Pakistan. This is situated at distance of 37 Kilometers from Mianwali off the...

, Kalri, soldier in British Army and was awarded Indian Order of Merit for his bravery in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

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Mehr Khan Awan, specialist in general management and human resources management
Qazi Saleem Iqbal Awan, Advocate High Court of Kalri
Major Abdul Jalil Awan
Prof.Alamgir Awan
Javed Shakeel Awan Former UC Nazim

Malik Ghulam Muhammad Awan Pak Army Medical Corps

Famous members

See also