Kundi (Pashtun Tribe)

The Kundi are Pashtun origin tribe of Pakistan. They are the major tribe of District Tank, D.I.Khan and Mianwali. Kundis populate majority of Tank District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, some parts of Afghanistan(Zabul)(Abdul Aziz Kundi is the Chief of Kundi Tribe in Zabul Province of Afghanistan), Khost Balochistan and Kundian in Mianwali District of Punjab Pakistan. A good number of Kundis have rendered their services in field of education, politics, civil services, judiciary research etc. in Pakistan and abroad.

Some notable people from the Kundi tribe are:

  • Abdul Quayyum Khan Kundi, Chairman Pakistan Chamber of Commerce USA & CEO Interactive Ventures which owns a portfolio of web sites including getPakistan.tv, WorldTalk.tv and DemocracyinPakistan.com. He is a regular contributor of opinion pieces to major Pakistani newspapers including The Daily Times and The Frontier Post. He is member of Advisory Committee of Pakistan Tehreeke Insaf (PTI).
  • Akber Kundi, Vice Chancellor of Gomal University