Kiazai

Kiazai (as it is written in Brohi, Balochi, and Persian) is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Sindh province and Iran. It is a sub-tribe of the Muhammad Hasni tribe too. The Kiazai's major clans include:[[Rahsonzai] Jangizai, Yousafzai, Kandozai, Bijarzai, Muhammadzai, Phwalwnzai, Jangohoi, Umerzai, Lashkarzai, Khandozai Hussainzaietc. The Kiazais areknown to inhabit Noshki, Quetta, Dera Bugti, Kalat, Khuzdar, Bela (Hub) and Gwader districts in Balochistan. The sardar live in Jebri, Balochistan.

Headman: Shaheed Haji Muhammad Ramzan KiazaiShaheed Qurban kaizai was head of Kiazai nation. After his martyrdom, Haji Abdul Hameed Kiazai was appointed as the head of Kiazai nation.

History

Kiaza's original homeland is Iran. A city in Iran bears its name. Its senior citizens are the oldest in Iran. They once fought the forces of Alexander the Great .

Historical references

Oliver St John, an administrator in British India who surveyed the Perso-Kelat frontier in the 1870s, described interactions with the Kiazai. They were evidently subject to the rule of the Khan of Kalat; St John recorded an instance of a blood feud between Kiazai and M Hassani.

Iran

Kiazai clans in Iran include Lar Muhammad Hasni, Sistani Muhammad Hasni, Baloch Muhammad Hasni, Kurd Muhammad Hasni and Brahui Muhammad Hasni. Subtribes there include Sir Bandi, Sherki, Jur, Bazi, Jahan, Tegh, Bamadi, Noori, Perri and Najfi are the sub tribes of Sistani Muhammad Hasni.

Baloch and Brahui Muhammad Hasni speak Balochi and Brahui both. They live in Pakistan and south of Afghanistan.

Pakistan

As of 2011 the tribe's home was Washuk district (located in Balochistan near Pak-Iran border). Earlier this district was one part of Kharan. In 2006 it was separated from Kharan as a separate district.

Shaheed Haji Ramzan Kiazai

Shaheed Haji Muhammad Ramzan Kiazai was the head of Kiazai nation. He was a great mean. He had an effective personality. In a national clash, he was martyred in 1996 by his own kith and kin without any reason.