Choti Zareen

Choti Zareen is the ancestral town of the Balochi Aliani clan of the well-known Leghari tribe. It is located in the Dera Ghazi Khan District of Southern Punjab, Pakistan.

The former President of Pakistan Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari comes from this village. This little town has the most number of legislators and public representatives for a town of about 10,000. It has 4 members sitting in the National Assembly, 3 in the Provincial Assembly, one senator, The former District Nazim and the Tehsil Nazim.

The Talpur Mirs of Sindh are a sub-tribe of the Legharis and migrated to Sindh from here. They migrated to Sindh as mercenaries at the invitation of the Kalhora rulers. They were accompanied by many other Baloch clans like the Jatois,the changwanis and Khosas etc.

Political Residents

• Sardar Muhammad Jaffar Khan Leghari, Former Chairman Rajanpur District Council, Currently Member National Assembly
• Sardar Maqsood Ahmed Khan Leghari, Former Federal and Provincial Minister, Former Chairman Dera Ghazi Khan District Council, and Former Zilla Nazim Dera Ghazi Khan.
• Sardar Mansoor Ahmed Khan Leghari, Former member Senate of Pakistan, Former Member National Assembly, Former Member Punjab Assembly and Former Chairman Dera Ghazi Khan District Council.
• Sardar Sajjad Ahmed Khan Leghari,Former Chairman Dera Ghazi Khan District Council
• Sardar Shabbir Ahmed Khan Leghari, Member Pakistan Peoples Party,Former Chairman Development Authority DG Khan Division.
• Sardar Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari, Member Punjab Assembly
• Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan Leghari, Member Punjab Assembly
• Sardar Muhammad Jamal Khan Leghari, Former Nazim of DG Khan, currently a member of the Senate of Pakistan
• Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, Former Federal Minister IT and Telecommunication
• Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari, Member Punjab Assembly
• Meena Bibi, (Wife/Of Sardar Muhammad Jaffar Khan Leghari) Member National Assembly