Ahmadzai (Ghilji clan)
The Ahmadzai (Pashto: احمدزی) is a Pashtun subtribe of the Ghilji confederacy. Traditionally, the Ahmadzai ranged from Logar to Jalalabad, but mostly in Paktia, Paktika, and Khost. A large portion of the tribe live as Kochi nomads.[1]
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The current Afghan president Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (2014–present) and the former Afghan president Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai (1987–1992) belong to the Ahmadzai Ghilji tribe.
Notable Ahmadzai
- Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, current President of Afghanistan
- Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai, President of Afghanistan, 1987–1992
- Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai, Grand Council Chieftain of the Kochi people
- Mohammad Sarwar Ahmadzai, politician, 2014 Afghan presidential candidate
- Abdul Haq, Afghan Mujahideen leader
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