Mohmand District

Mohmand District (Pashto: مومندو ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع مہمند) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, with merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it became a district. It was created as an agency in 1951. Mohmand is bordered by Bajaur District to the north, Khyber District to the south, Malakand and Charsadda districts to the east and Peshawar district to the southeast.

Mohmand District ضلع مہمند مومندو ولسوالۍ‎ Mohmand Agency مہمند ایجنسی مومندو ایجنسئ‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Top: Nahqi Valley Bottom: Koh-e-Suleman from Kabul River in Shah Baig Qilla
Mohmand District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Division	Peshawar
Established	1951 (as an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas)
Headquarters	Ghalanai
Number of Tehsils	7
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	Mr. Arifullah Awan (BPS-18 PAS)
• District Police Officer	Muhammad Ayyaz (BPS-18 PSP)
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	2,296 km2 (886 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	553,933
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Main language(s)	Pashto[1]
Website	mohmand.kp.gov.pk

Mr. Arif Ullah Awan (PAS) is the current Deputy Commissioner of Mohmand District.^[2]

Administration

Mohmand District is currently subdivided into seven Tehsils:^[3]

• Ambar Utmankhel Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل امبر اتمان خیل)(Pashto: امبر اتمان خېل تحصیل‎)
• Halim Zai Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل حلیم زئی)(Pashto: حلیمزي تحصیل‎)
• Pindiali Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل پنڈیالی)(Pashto: پنډیالي تحصیل‎)
• Prang Ghar Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل پڑانگ غار)(Pashto: پړانګ غار تحصیل‎)
• Safi Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل صافی)(Pashto: صافي تحصیل‎)
• Upper Mohmand Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل مہمند بالا)(Pashto: پورتنۍ مومندو تحصیل‎)
• Yake Ghund Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل یکہ غنڈ)(Pashto: یکه غنډ تحصیل‎)

Provincial Assembly

Member of Provincial Assembly	Party Affiliation	Constituency	Year
Mehboob Sher	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf	PK-67 Mohmand-I	2024
Nisar Mohmand	Awami National Party	PK-64 Mohmand-I		2019
Malik Abbas Rehman	Balochistan Awami Party	PK-65 Mohmand-II

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	129,300	—
1961	294,215	+8.57%
1972	382,922	+2.42%
1981	163,933	−9.00%
1998	334,453	+4.28%
2017	474,345	+1.86%
2023	553,933	+2.62%
Sources:[4][1]

As of the 2023 census, Mohmand district has 63,973 households and a population of 553,933. The district has a sex ratio of 103.24 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 31.28%: 46.85% for males and 15.10% for females. 191,753 (34.62% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. The entire population lives in rural areas.^[1] 1,592 (0.29%) people in the district were from religious minorities, mainly Christians.^[5] Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 99.80% of the population.^[6]

War on Terror

Despite its attraction for tourists, Mohmand District has been an area of conflict between Pakistan Army and some militant groups.^[7]

On September 16, 2011, security forces cleared ninety percent of Mohmand District from the militants, normal life was restored and development activities were launched.^[8]

In 2012, the Pakistani Army declared full control of Mohmand District and de-notified it as a conflict zone and transferred its control to the Frontier Corps.^[9] However, terrorists continue to pose threat to the peace by launching scattered terrorist attacks across from the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

2020 Marble Mine Incident

Main article: Mohmand Marble Mine Incident

In Safi Tehsil a marble mine collapsed and killed at least 19 people and more than 20 people were also injured.

See also

• Elazay
• Mohmand Rifles

References

1. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
2. "Pakistan suicide bomb attack kills dozens". BBC News. London, UK. 2010-12-06.
3. "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP [PDF]" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
4. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
5. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
6. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
7. Fida, Noman (2011-04-14). "Forces Kill 18 militants in Mohmand District". The News Tribe. Bradford, UK.
8. "90% of Mohmand District cleared of militants; IDPs return home". The Nation. Lahore, Pakistan: Nawa-i-Waqt. 2011-09-16. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
9. Ali, Zulfiqar (2012-08-06). "South Waziristan operation: Only Sararogha cleared in three years". Dawn. Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan Herald Publications.

34°30′N 71°20′E