This article is about Sayyid Mashwani Tribe. For the Bettani Pashtun tribe with the same name, see Lodi (Pashtun tribe). For people with this surname, see Ludin (surname).
Ludin or Lodin (Pashto: لودین) is a tribe progenited by Syed Muhammad Masood (Mashwani) from his grandson Hassan Allauddin. Ludins settled among the area of Ghurghasht tribe of Pashtuns. They are scattered all over Afghanistan and can be found in most of the major cities.
Demographics
Ludins are primarily found in Kandahar, Zabul, Nangarhar, Kunduz, Akora khattak, Balkh, Logar, Kabul and Herat provinces. Ludins in Balkh Province are mainly located in Dawlatabad District and Mazari Sharif. In Logar Province they live in Mohammad Agha and Pul-i-Alam districts.
Notable Ludins
- Atiqullah Ludin, politician
- Azizullah Lodin, politician
- Fereshta Ludin, teacher
- Jawed Ludin, politician
- Saif Lodin, social activist
References
- فاروقی, سید دل آغا. "حضرت مولانا شاه غوث محمد رحمة الله علیه - شجرة و سلسلة". tolyshareef.blogfa.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- شاہ, سید یوسف (1930). حالات مشوانی. Lahore, Punjab: محمدی پریس.
- ^ Khan, Sher Muhammad (1894). تواریخ خورشید جھاں. Lahore, Punjab: Islamia Publications. p. 311.