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"Book Abro wadd warro written by Mehdi Shah", | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Major: Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab Minor: Kashmir and Gilgit | |
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Sindhi and Kutchi | |
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Muslim |
Abro, Abra, or Abda (Template:Lang-sd) is a Sindhi Sammat tribe, this clan is descended from the Jams of Samma Dynasty migrated from Abdasa area of Kutch in 1314 AD and are settled in southern Sindh to the northern Sindh, Bahawalpur State and Balochistan.
Notable people
Notable people bearing the name Abro, who may or may not be associated with the tribe, include:
- Allama Ali Khan Abro (Scholar)
- Jamal Abro (1924-2004), Pakistani writer
- Mazhar Abro
- Murad Abro
- Sohai Ali Abro (Pakistani actress)
- Suhaee Abro
- Tariq Alam Abro, writer
- Mir Abdul Majid Abro, Politician
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References
- Nahyan, Mansoor Bin Tahnoon Al; Hussain, Jamal; Ghafoor, Asad ul (2019-05-09). Tribes of Pakistan. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-3439-1.
- Ibbetson, Sir Denzil; Maclagan (1990). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-0505-3.