Junejo

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Junejo(a) (Urdu: جونیجو‎, Sindhi: جوڻيجو‎) are a Samma Sindhi Rajput tribe in Sindh and in some parts of India, mostly in Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Punjab. Their primary language is Sindhi in Sindh and Sindhi, Hindi and Gujarati in India.

Junejo are also known as Jam in some circles. The Jams from Sanghar and Kazis from Paat, Dadu district and Hyderabad district are also Junejos. The members of the Junejo clan are mostly involved in agriculture, politics and services.

History

Junejos were the descendants of Jam Juno, brother of Jam Tamachi, an avid lover of Noori (Sindhi folklore, see Noori Jam Tamachi) who ruled over Sindh after Jam Tamachi. Jam Tamachi and Jam Juno fought and those who favoured Jam Juno were known as Junejo. Junejo literally means "sons of Juno"; Jo means 'of' in Sindhi and June refers to 'Jam Juno' meaning descendants of Jam Juno. They originally belonged to the Rajasthan area including Jaiselmir and the south-western part of Sindh. Junejos are now found mostly in Sanghar, Tharparkar, Larkana, Dadu, Thatta and Badin districts of Sindh. Jam Sunjar was king of Sindh and his direct family history connects to Junejo tribe.

Distribution

They are largely located in the Sindh province in the vicinities of the following regions and districts: Nawabshah, Sanghar, Hyderabad, Larkana, Badin, Thatha, Sukkur, Shikarpur, Dadu, Mirpurkhas, Tharparkar Noshahro Feroze, Thatta and in Rajasthan and Juna Garh regions of India.

Prominent personalities of Junejo clan include:

  • Raees-Ul-Muhajireen Barrister Jan Muhammad Junejo - Leader of the Khilafat and Hijrat Tehreek[1]
  • Sahib Khan Junejo[2]
  • Ghulam Rasool Junejo - Former District Council Chairman, Tharparkar & PML-F stalwart
  • Haji Muhammad Panah Junejo[3]
  • Jam Sadiq Ali - Former Chief Minister Sindh[4]
  • Chakar Ali Khan Junejo - Former Ambassador MPA[5]
  • Muhammad Khan Junejo - Ex-Home Secretary Sindh and former Ambassador of Pakistan to Bahrain.
  • Shahnawaz Khan Junejo - Former Federal Minister, MNA and Senator[6]
  • Mohammad Khan Junejo Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
  • Dr Muhammad Aslam Junejo - International Accountant & Registered Auditor, Community Leader and Prominent Politician. First Auditor to qualify in the UK with the Association of International Accountants (AIA)
  • Pervaiz Ahmed Junejo, Senior Joint Secretary, Government of Pakistan[7]
  • Farhat Ali Junejo (PSP), Deputy Inspector General of Police[8]
  • Zulfikar Ali Junejo, Taghma-i-Imtiaz, Police Service[9]
  • Mr. Sajjad Junejo, Agriculturist and prominent social and political leader[10]
  • Baz Muhammad Junejo, Member of Sindh Public Service Commission[11]
  • Nazar Muhammad Junejo, Former Bureaucrat, Agriculturist and Social leader[12]
  • Asmatullah Junejo, (PSP), Senior superintendent of police[13]
  • Jam Hayat Danish Khan Junejo

Juneja of Pakistan

They are found in Nawabshah, Sanghar, Hyderabad, Shahdadkot, Larkana, Ubaro, Badin, Shikarpur, Dadu, Mirpurkhas, Thatta, Khairpur Districts. The general occupation of rural Juneja is agriculture. In addition, members of the Junejo clan remain influential politicians with considerable representation in the services including education.[14] They follow Sunni sect of Islam. Junejas are generally regarded as hospitable, generous and chivalrous.[15][16]

Juneja of India

In India, the Juneja are found mainly in the districts of Amerli, Rajkot and Kutch, all in Gujarat. They speak a dialect of Kutchi, which has several Sindhi loanwords. A good many are Maldhari pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch. The Juneja of Gujarat have also been associated with Hikmat[disambiguation needed], the practice of medicine, and the community has produced many prominent doctors. They have close links with other Kutch Samma tribes such as the Halaypotra, Hingora and Hingorja.[17]


References

  1. ↑ Sufi Saints and State Power: The Pirs of Sind, 1843–1947, p. 84, at Google Books
  2. ↑ http://tazaweb.com
  3. ↑ http://www.tripmondo.com/pakistan/sindh/rais-muhammad-panah/attractions-in-rais-muhammad-panah/
  4. ↑ http://donxilablog.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-great-late-jam-sadiq-ali.html
  5. ↑ http://panhwar.com/Books_By_Sani/ZULFIKAR%20ALI%20BHUTTO_MEMOIR_CHAKIR_JUNEJO.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/147913/shah-nawaz-junejo-passes-away
  7. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/671948/mutual-cooperation-pakistan-egypt-to-strengthen-bilateral-ties/
  8. ↑ http://www.officialnews.pk/45763/transferpostings-of-police-officers-in-sindh/
  9. ↑ http://www.paklinks.com/gs/pakistan-affairs/94914-march-23rd-pakistan-day.html/
  10. ↑ http://junejo-pakculture.blogspot.com/2011/03/messageappeal-from-sajjad-junejo.html
  11. ↑ http://www.spsc.gov.pk/Contact_Info.htm
  12. ↑ http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/karachi/18-Sep-2008/exiled-student-leader-wants-to-return-home
  13. ↑ http://www.thenewstribe.com/2014/09/01/new-ssp-islamabad-asmatullah-junejos-facebook-page-created
  14. ↑ http://junejo-pakculture.blogspot.com/2011/03/junejo-tribe-in-sindh.html
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ The Castes of Marwar by Munshi Hardyal Singh page 43
  17. ↑ People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Two edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan and M Azeez Mohideen pages 548-552
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