Ahmadzai (Ghilji clan)

The Ahmadzai (Pashto: احمدزی) is a Pashtun subtribe of the Ghilji confederacy. Traditionally, the Ahmadzai ranged from Logar to Jalalabad, but mostly in Paktia, Paktika, and Khost. A large portion of the tribe live as Kochi nomads.^[1]

The former Afghan presidents Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (2014–2021) and Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai (1987–1992) belonged to the Ahmadzai Ghilji tribe.

Notable Ahmadzai[]

• Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, former President of Afghanistan, 2014-2021
• Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai, President of Afghanistan, 1987–1992
• Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai, Grand Council Chieftain of the Kochi people
• Mohammad Sarwar Ahmadzai, politician, 2014 Afghan presidential candidate
• Abdul Haq, Afghan Mujahideen leader
• Mirwais Ahmadzaï, France-based musician and record producer
• , adviser in public health to Arif Ahmedzai MPA KPK Pakistan

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