Raisani

Raisani or Rais (Brahui: رئیسانی) is an ethnic Brahui tribe that resides in Balochistan province of Pakistan, belonging to the Sarawani branch of the Brahui tribes.^[1][2] They speak the Brahui language in Mastung and Bolan. In Oman, the Raisani tribe is often linked with the Jadgals.^[3]

History

Traditionally a Brahui tribe, much of the segment of the tribe have largely assimilated into the larger Baloch identity in recent times.^[4]

Alternatively, some anthropological texts mention the Raisanis as Pashtuns belonging to the Tor Tareen tribe.^[4]

Prominent Figures

• Akbar Raisani: Former captain of the Pakistan national football team

• Ghous Bakhsh Raisani: Politician who served as the first Civilian governor of Balochistan from 26 December 1971 to 29 April 1972

• Aslam Raisani: Four times elected member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan who served as the Chief Minister of Balochistan from 9 April 2008 until 14 January 2013

• Siraj Raisani: Politician who had served as the chief of the political party called Balochistan Muttahida Mahaz (BMM) until June 2018
• Jamal Raisani: Youngest member of the National Assembly of Pakistan

References

1. Table 13 in Elfenbein (1989)
2. Scholz (2002), p. 28.
3. "Oman's Diverse Society: Northern Oman" (PDF). JE Peterson.
4. Yusufzai, Rahimullah. "Baloch voice". jang.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-11-02.

Bibliography

• Elfenbein, Josef (1989). "Brahui". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume IV/4: Bolbol I–Brick. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 433–443. ISBN 978-0-71009-127-7.

• Scholz, Fred (2002) [1974]. Nomadism & colonialism : a hundred years of Baluchistan, 1872-1972. Karachi; Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-579638-4.