Jarwar

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Jarwar


poptime = 70,000 (Est:)
region1 = flag|Pakistan
region2 = flag|Saudi Arabia
region3 = flag|United Arab Emirates
langs = Balochi, Sindhi, Siraiki
rels = Sunni Islam
related = Other Baloch tribes

Jarwar is one of the sub-tribes from the Ghazini clan of Marri Baloch. Although there are some families of Jarwar are still living in their native place near Kahan but they are now mainly split into various size groups and living in many parts of Balochistan Sindh and northern Punjab. Many Jarwar elders considered this splitting from the native place a curse of a prominent Pir Mangho. According to Balochi oral tradition, he was a member of Jarwar tribe and in the last days of his life, he was living in a small village which is now became a part of Gadap Town, Karachi.

The majority of Jarwar tribe traditionly follow tribal values and accept Sardari System as like the other tribes of Baloch. Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri is the chief of Marri, so Nawab is the de facto Sardar of Jarwar tribe.

Etymology

The etymology of the word "Jarwar" has been debated since its inception as the name of the tribe. It has has no plural. There is not any proof in the verses of history about the inception of this name but the decedents of people of Jarwar often say that it means "people who have clothes" as per according to Persian Language and it also does not mean "people who eat clothes" as many people consider this word because of its Balochi Language meaning which stands as "Jar" for (Clothes) and "War" for (people who eat).

Another possible meaning of Jarwar is that, it is a combination of two Sindhi words, "Jar" which means "water" and other is "War" which means "involved in the management", therefore Jarwar in entirety means "people involved in or responsible for management of water for arigation purposes.

Speaking Languages

Most of the Jarwar, who living in various districts of Balochistan and a modest group living in Sindh specially in Kashmore and Jacobabad districts speak Balochi language. Also a large percentage of Jarwar people in Shahdadkot, Kamber, Larkana, Sanghar, and Hyderabad districts in Sindh province, speak Sindhi. Those Jarwar who are living in Northern Punjab District Dera Ghazi Khan (Shah Sader Din, Taunsa Retra Vehova ) are fluent in Siraiki language.

History

Jarwar is one of the oldest sub-tribes of Marri. In the initial decades of 19th century, they started to migrate from the barren hilly areas of Koh-e-Marri to the plain lands of Sibi, Naseerabad and Jacobabad in search of better life and to keep themselves safe from the ongoing disputes of different sub-tribes of Marri among each other. This tendency was extremely followed by the next generations of Jarwar tribe in the next decades of 19th century to date. After the first migration from the their native land, they did not unite on their selection of next destinations; and soon separated from each other in the form of groups and went in different directions and routs.

Communities

There are many communities of Jarwar living in Balochistan, Sindh and other areas of Pakistan. Some communities of Jarwar are also living overseas in United Arab Emirates and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the holiest cities of Medina, Mecca, and Jeddah. The details about different communities of Jarwar and other information about there are as under:

Ethnic Qualities

Pakistani Jarwar are very soft, peaceful and lonely types of people. They are very different from others tribes of Baloch in comparison of tribal unity and disputes. Majority of Pakistani Jarwar are educated and mostly involved in public and private jobs. Very few Jarwar are in business. Overseas Jarwar are famous for their hosting service to other people specially Saudi Jarwar.

Notable Personalities

Wadera Akber Khan JarwarThe chief of Jarwar in Balochistan from Marri tribe

Dr. Muhammad Murad Zafar MarriRenowned Forensic Medicine specialist, Karachi, Pakistan

Dr. Ghullam Sarwar JarwarRenowned Pediatricts, NY Med College, Valhalla, NY, USA [http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Ghulam-Jarwar-MD-BA90717D.cfm]

Mir Abdul Salam MarriDistrict Attorney of Bolan and Naseerabad Distt: of Balochistan

Mir JarwarRenowned poet of Sindhi, Balochi, Urdu and Persian. He passes away in 2007 CE.

ee also

*Marri
*Marri-Bugti country
*Khair Bakhsh Marri