The Dhudi are a tribe of Panhwar, Panwar, Parmar Rajput origin, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According to the 1931 census of India they had a population of 5,800. According to the puranas and Royal Genealogical tree they are one of the Agnivansha clans and descendants of Raja Bikarmajeet or Vikramaditya and Raja Bhoj of Ujjain.They are usually known as Rai, Punwar, Mian and Rana Rajputs.

The Rathores and Dhudis are a Kins the origin of RathPanwar sprung from the same descent.

History [link]

This is a clan of Panwar Rajputs found along the banks of the Sutlej and Chenab. They are supposed to have come originally from Multan. They are said to be "fair agriculturists and respectable members of society".^[1]

The original seat of the tribe was Mailsi in Vehari District, where they are mentioned as early as the first half of the 14th Century. When the Delhi Sultanate was breaking up they spread along the Sutlej and Chenab. One of them, Haji Sher Mohammad was a saint whose shrine is in Multan Division in District Burewala Mouza Dewan Sahab.

The Muslim saint Hazrat Shah Hussain known as madhoo lal hussain, also belongs to this clan. The Dhudhi's are usually Muslims.

Titles [link]

RAI (This title is used in the Division Bahawalpur, District Jhang & Sargodha).

RANA (Usually used in border areas of Pakistan & India).

MIAN (They are living in Bar areas of Sutlej & Chenab).

RAWAT (They are chiefly found in Bhojpur & Ratlam areas of India & known as Dodia).

DIWAN (This title was normally used by this tribe due to the spiritual shrine of Dewan Chawli Mashaikh).

KHAN (This title is also used in various parts of southern punjab).

Distribution [link]

This tribe is scattered about Lahore,Gujrat, Sialkot, Sargodha, Jhang, Multan, Sahiwal, Jhelum, Vehari Khanewal District Kabirwala and the BahawalnagarToba Tek Singh District districts.

Gujrat

In Gujrat District, Ghansia is a village where notable Dhudhi families reside which include Thaikedar Chaudhry Muhammad Din, Chaudhry Manzoor Hussain Javed, Fakhar Zaman (Ex Chairman Academy Adbiat e Pakistan), Major Muhammad Zaman, Tabassum Javed Dhudhi, Asim Javed Dhudhi, Amir Javed Dhudhi, Muhammad Talha Dhudhi, Muhammad Ahmad Ibrahim Dhudhi, Chaudhry Ahmad Khan, Chaudhry Saddar Ud Din, Chaudhry Khadim Husain and Chaudhry Maqsood Ahmad.

In Jhang District, Boori Dhudhian is a singularly important village with reference to the Dhudhi tribe. This is the village where only Dhudhis reside. Dhudhiwala is another village of Jhang.

Kapoori village near Gharmor Jhang has Dhudhi families, and in Darbar Bahu Sultan lives Muhammad Ramzan Dhudhi.

Kabirwala [link]

Kabirwala is home to a number of Dhudhi families. Notable residents include Hakeem Gulam Haidar, Prof. Allama Fazal Ahmad Arif (A renowned author of several books on Islamic topics e.g. Falsafa Dua, Seerat Bauzeed Bastami, Barakat-e-Burda etc.), Sub. Maj. (Rtd) Zafar Ali, Alhaj Mumtaz ul Hussan, Haji Dr. Muhammad Asif Ali Nadir (USA) (an international coach of martial arts), Muhammad Atif Ali Dhudhi, Basit Ali (pak Navi), Haji Ikram Haidar, Haji Saleem Raza, Malik Mubarik Ali, and Sammar Abbas. Malik Saddam Hussain Afzal, Dhudhi.

In Sargodha District, Dhudhi in Sahiwal Tehsil and Dhudhian in Kot Momin Tehsil are important villages.

Jhelum District [link]

In Jhelum District, Saeela in Dhok Sir, Lota, Dhok Masyal, Dhok Munawar and Dhok Dheri in Dina Tehsil are important villages. The Dhudhi living there have sizable amounts of arable land and enjoy a good status in society. The village of Dhudi Thal in Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil is also an important village.Village saeela which exists in Jhelum cantt is a main place where the Dhudhies came around about 7 centuries ago and they are known as Chaudhries and most prominent figures amongst them are:Chaudhary Muhammad Shareef Dhudhi,Chaudhary Muhammad Saddique Dhudhi,Chaudhary Mohammad Pervaiz Dhudi,Chadhary M. Bashir ahmad dhudhi Chaudhary Mohammad Sayyam Siddique Dhudhi Advocate,Chaudhary Mohammad Mujtaba Siddique Dhudhi,Chaudhary Mohammad Mustafa Siddique Dhudhi, Chaudhary Babar Iqbal Dhudhi,Chaudhary Muhammad Iftikhar Dhudhi, Chaudhary Muhammad Imtiaz Dhudhi, Chaudhary Javied Iqbal dhudhi(senior Advocate High court)Chaudhary Asif Dhudhi Chaudhary Umer Ali Babar Dhudhi, Chaudhary Usman Ali Babar Dhudhi, Chaudhary Hamza Ali Babar Dhudhi,Chaudhary Hassan Javied Dhudhi{barrister(West London university)}Chaudhary Mohsin Javied Dhudhi, Chaudhry Muhammad Latif Dhudhi, Chaudhry Muhammad Shahid Latif Dhudhi(Advocate High Court, RWP) etc. The Dhudies of Distt Jhulum are known with the titles of chaudhry.In new generation Chaudhary Mohammad Musa Siddique Dhudhi and Chaudhary Mohammad Mohib Siddique Dhudhi are prominent.Dhudhi family has very high hopes on them and in future they will be the leading persons of this family.

These villages have many prominent Dhudhi like Lieut. Nawab Ud-Din Khan Dhuddi, Maj. Raja Muhammad Aslam Khan Dhuddi, Maj. Raja Muhammad Sarwar Khan Dhuddi, Sub. Maj. Raja Muhammad Akram Khan Dhuddi (SSG), Lieut. Raja Ajmal Khan Dhuddi, Brig Mumtaz Khan Dhuddi (S-J Military), Brig Tanveer Ali, Maj Khurshid Ali, Maj Fawad Ali, Sqn Ldr Jawad Ali, Junaid Ali (nuclear scientist), Amer Jamshed (an upcoming businessman), Jamshed Ali (principal of Elementary College), Ghazanfar Principal (Grade 20). These villages also boast many doctors and engineers as well as advocates. A number of dhudi families have also been living in village Karyala Jalip a village of District Jhelum.

Pakpattan District [link]

In the Pakpattan district, the Dhudhis are from village 14sp ,the well reputed dhudi rajpup family here iz of dr,Javed iqbal ahmad ,Dr.Hamid javed ,studying in Services Institute Of Medical sciences Lahore ,Dr.Ali Ahmad Mushtaq ,Dr. Maqbool Hassan shauq,Zaffar Yaseen (army engineer) and their grands as Mr.Zafar Iqbal Hassan and Mian Mehmudul Hassan khan,sHAUKAT HASSAN,HASSAN AHMAD TEACHER, And chak 27 sp,Bateenga, including Dr. Faisal Karim, who studied in Cuba.Naseer ahmad khan M A in English serving as lecturer in special education in Lahore.

Toba Tek Singh District [link]

In Kamalia Mian Mohammad Iqbal is one of the Most Famous and respectable Dhudhi.He has two sons Mian Sajid Hussain (elder) and Mian Khalid Hussain(Naib Nazim Kamalia).They have family bussiness of Poultry farms,hatchery and feed mill.One of the best Poultry in Toba Tek Singh

Vehari [link]

In Vehari District there are a number of Dhuddi families in the surrounding area. Well-reputed government employees, bank officers, socialists and students in well-reputed universities of Pakistan, i.e. Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, BZU, PU and also educated families and landlords live there. Ghulam Rasool Dhuddi, Assad Ullah Dhuddi, and Imran Mahmood Khan Dhuddi are well-known figures.

In Nankana Sahab District the villages have many prominent Dhuddies, including well-reputed politicians, government employees, bank officers, and socialists.

Bahwal Nagar [link]

In Bahawal Nagar, Haji Habib Ullah Khan Dhudhi (D.E.O. (Retd)),Prof. Shafiq Ahmed, Rafiq Ahmed (District Officer Special Planning), Mahmood Latif (Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service), and Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (MO D.H.Q. Hospital) are prominent personalities belonging to this tribe of Rajputs.JAVEDKHAN DHUDHI CHISHTIAN

There have been many large Dhuddi families living in the towns of Khushab District for the last 50 to 100 years. These include some well-known persons such as (LATE) Malik Suleman Dhudhi, Malik Gulaam Rasool Dhudhi, (Ret. D.E.O.) Malik Mazher Hayat Dhudhi, Malik Fazal Ellahi Dhudhi.

sargodha

There have been many large Dhuddi families living in the towns of sargodha District for the last 50 to 100 years. These include some well-known persons such as (Late) Malik Zaheer Dhudhi, (Late) Malik Sultan Dhudhi 73sb,(Late) Malik Ali Muhammad dhudhi, Malik Gulaam Rasool Dhudhi,(Ret. techer.) Malik Muhammad Asghar Dhudhi, (Late) Malik Aslam Dhudhi. Malik Mehmood Anwer Dhudhi (Advocate)Malik Muhammad Abdullah Dhudhi, Malik Touseef Dhudhi, Malik Amjad Dhudhi, Malik qumar Dhudhi, Malik Zia-ud-din Dhudhi. Malik Youns Dhudhi. Malik Asad Zia Dhudhi SAHIWAL.kamyana family is living in sahiwal and okara,kamyana is sub cost of Dhudhi,so many villages are in sahiwal and okara.Mian sher MUHAMMAD kamyana worked to compile Dhuddi family around the punjab

References [link]

imran khan dhuddi advocate and sub inspector asif khan dhuddi are well known in chishtian Hafiz Rai Sher Muhammad dhudhi(late) & Rai Anees ur Rehman dhudhi are well known in chiniot