Nurzai

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Nurzai also spelled as Noorzai (Pashto: نورزئی) (meaning son of the light) is the name of a Pashtun tribe, part of the Panjpai section of Durrani Pashtuns.^[1]

Ghorizai Hussain zai

The word "nūr" derives from the Arabic word for the light. While the word "zai" derives from the Pashto word for son or son of. Zai is affixed to the end of Pashtun tribal names.

They are known for their hospitality.

Notable individuals[]

• Hibatullah Akhundzada, Supreme Commander of the Taliban and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
• ,Tribal leader of Nurzai tribe for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region

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