Minhas
The Minhas or Manhas is a Rajput and Jatt clan found in Ramban region, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.[1][2] These are spread in most of the part of Gagwan and
Jhatgali of district Ramban.(Suryavanshi Rajputs). Some Suryavanshi Kshatriyas write their surname as “Minhas”. It is found in Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh communities.[2]
Notable people[]
Notable people with this surname, who may or may not have a connection to the clan, include:
- ,the brave CRPF Commando.
- Khudadad Khan, the first Indian soldier to receive a Victoria Cross in the First World War.
- Bagicha Singh Minhas, an Indian economist.
- Dolly Minhas, an Indian actor and model.
- Manjit Minhas, a Canadian entrepreneur and television personality.
- Masud Minhas, an Indian field hockey player.
- Mithun Manhas, an Indian first-class cricketer.
- Mushtaq Minhas, a Pakistani politician and former television journalist.
- Rashid Minhas, a Pakistan Air Force officer.
- Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, an Indian writer, poet, social activist, and Pahari politician.
- Muhammed Akbar Khan, the seniormost officer of the Pakistan Army.
References[]
- ^ Tyagi, Vidya Prakash (2009). Martial races of undivided India. ISBN 978-81-7835-775-1.
- ^ a b Lefebvre, Alain (2014) [1999]. Kinship, Honour and Money in Rural Pakistan: Subsistence Economy and the Effects of International Migration. Curzon Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-13680-604-9.
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