The Kheshgi or Khaishgi (Pashto: خیشکی) is a prominent Sarbani Pashtun tribe and Imperial dynasty in South Asia.
Administration
The Kheshgi Tribe is divided into the following sub-tribes:
Umerzai
Utmanzai
Ismail
Notable Kheshgis
Fayaz Khan Kheshgi, Pakistani musician
Zakir Husain, third President of India
Nawab Hussain Khan Kheshgi, founder of Kasur
Mahmood Hasan Khan, Indian Member of Parliament
Ahmad Raza Khan Kasuri, lawyer, politician, founder of multinational law firm Kasuri PLLC Haji Bahadar Ali Abdullah Shah, Sufi saint General Rahmuddin Khan, retired four-star general of the Pakistan Army, former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, 7th Governor of Balochistan, 16th Governor of Sindh Nawab Muzaffar Khan Khaishgi, founder of Muzaffargarh, Governor of Multan General Imran Ullah Khan, retired three-star general of the Pakistan Army, 13th Governor of Balochistan Nawab Jamaluddin Khan Kheshgi, founder of Mamdot Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, former Pakistani Foreign Minister Farida Azizi, Afghan women's rights activist Nawab Muhammad Ahmed Khan Kasuri, former Nawab of Kasur Senain Kheshgi, film director, writer and producer Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi, former Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Iqbal Azizi, Afghan governor Nawab Sir Shahnawaz Khan Mamdot, politician, Punjabi landlord Asma Mamdot, Pakistani politician Mahmud Husain, Pakistani educationist, former Minister of Education, Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions, Deputy Minister of Defense, Foreign Affairs and Finance Masud Husain Khan, Indian linguist Salman Khurshid Khan, Indian politician Muhammad Bashir Khan, Pakistani politician Shakeel Bashir Khan, Pakistani politician Major General Akbar Khan, highly decorated officer of the British Indian Army, two-star general of the Pakistan Army Yousuf Hussain Khan, Indian historian, scholar, educationist, critic and author Masoud Azizi, Afghan athlete Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot, former Chief Minister of West Punjab and former Governor of Sindh