Durrani (surname)

For tribe, see Durrani.

Durrani (Pashto: دراني) or Abdali (Pashto: ابدالی) is the name of a chief Sarbani Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan. It is also a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

## Historical

[edit]

* Ahmad Shah Durrani, founder of the Durrani Empire, which he ruled from 1747 to 1772
* Mahmud Shah Durrani, ruled the Durrani Empire from 1801 to 1803 and again from 1809 to 1818
* Ali Shah Durrani, ruled the Durrani Empire from 1818 to 1819
* Ayub Shah Durrani, ruled the Durrani Empire from 1819 to 1823
* Shah Shujah Durrani, ruled the Durrani Empire from 1803 to 1809
* Timur Shah Durrani, ruled the Durrani Empire from 1772 to 1793
* Zaman Shah Durrani, ruled the Durrani Empire from 1793 to 1800
* Shahzada Kamran Durrani, son of Mahmud Shah Durrani and an Emir of Afghanistan

## Sports

[edit]

* Abdul Wahid Durrani, Pakistani international footballer
* Salim Durani, Indian cricketer
* Ahmed Shah Durrani (umpire) cricket umpire.

## Armed forces

[edit]

* Abdur Rahim Durrani, retired Brigadier General of Pakistan Army who served as Governor of Baluchistan province of Pakistan from 1994 to 1995
* Asad Durrani, director-general of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence from 1990 to 1992 and director-general of the Pakistani Army's Military Intelligence
* Hakeemullah Khan Durrani, Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan's Air Force from 1988 to 1991
* Mahmood Khan Durrani, British Indian Army Captain in Malaya during World War II, awarded the medal for heroism while a Prisoner of War of the Japanese Army
* Mahmud Ali Durrani, retired two-star rank general officer, author of security studies, and a former National Security Adviser to Pervez Musharraf, serving from 2008 to 2009
* Nasir Durrani, Inspector General of Police of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2013 to 2017 and brought revolutionary changes in KP Chapter Police Department.

## Criminals

[edit]

* Amin Durrani, one of 17 people detained on 2–3 June 2006 in Toronto, Canada in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests

## Politicians

[edit]

* Ayatullah Durrani, former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and former Minister of State for Industries and Production
* Asif Durrani, Ambassador of Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates
* Rahila Hameed Khan Durrani, Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan since 24 December 2015

## Film industry

[edit]

* Ejaz Durrani, Pakistani film actor, director and producer active from 1956 to 1984
* Ghulam Mustafa Durrani, Indian Radio Drama Artist, playback singer, actor and music director
* Iqbal Durrani, an Indian writer, director, actor and producer of Hindi films

## Others

[edit]

* Hayatullah Khan Durrani, Pakistani cave explorer, mountaineer, environmentalist, organizer, and rescuer
* Hazeem Durrani, fictional character from the BBC soap opera Doctors
* Pashtana Durrani (born 1997), Afghan girls' education activist
* Shahkur Ullah Durrani, managing director of Pakistan International Airlines and Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan

## Authors

[edit]

* Attash Durrani, Pakistani linguist, researcher, critic and author
* Mohammad Abubakar Durrani, Pakistani canoeist
* Tehmina Durrani, Pakistani women's rights activist and author
* Maryam Durrani, Author of 'Assassin'

## See also

[edit]

* Deoni, the Jagir where Deoni cattle breeding farm was initiated by the Durrani Brothers.

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Durrani.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.