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Awan are a tribe mostly inhabiting Punjab and other parts of Pakistan. They are probably of mixed, indigenous origins, with a section of the tribe claiming Arab descent from a person called Qutb Shah. However, they are mostly accounted to be of Indo-European ethnicity.

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  • Nawab of Kalabagh Malik Amir Mohammad khan

    Nawab Malik Amir Mohammad Khan, former Nawab of Kalabagh, Chief of the Awan tribe, Governor of West Pakistan from 1960 to 1966

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    Air Marshal Nur Khan, Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Air Force, 1965–69, Governor of West Pakistan, 1969–70

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