Mullazai tribe

Mullazai is a Baloch tribe.

Geography

They are found in Panjgur District of Balochistan, Pakistan and Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A number of Mullazais live in the Balochistan province of Iran, Saravan, Iranshahr, Khash and other part of Balochistan.

History

The Mullazai tribe is one of the oldest tribes of the Baloch.Their presence in Makran dates back centuries. The tribe originates from East Balochistan, the same place where the Baloch king Mir [Chakar Rind|Mir Chakar Khan Rind] comes from.
The Mullazai tribe participated in the war against the Sikhs and inflicted heavy casualties on them.

Notable people

One of the most influential people from the Mullazai tribe who contributed to Balochi literature was Natiq Makrani, a Baloch writer, mystic, and poet of the 13th century who wrote poetry in Balochi and Persian.
Pir Mohammad Mollazehi was a prominent expert in the political and geopolitical issues, the Middle East, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Hamid al-Din Mollazehi is a politician born in 1955 from Iranshahr and a two-term representative of Islamic Consultative Assembly In Iran.