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Minhas
The Minhas or Manhas منہاس (Urdu) and in (मिन्हास) in (Hindi) is a clan among Jat and Rajput found in Jammu region, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.[1][2] It is found in Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh communities.[2]
Notable people[edit]
Notable people with this surname, who may or may not have a connection to the clan, include:
- 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.
- Fahid Minhas, a Dutch politician.
- 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.
- General Muhammed Akbar Khan, the senior most officer of the Pakistan Army.
- Major General Muhammed Iftikhar Khan, the second most senior officer of Pakistan Army.
References[edit]
- ↑ Tyagi, Vidya Prakash (2009). Martial races of undivided India. ISBN 978-81-7835-775-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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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