Afghan Biographies

Shinwari, Mullah Jan


Name Shinwari, Mullah Jan
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth
Function/Grade Shinwari Tribe Head
History and Biodata

Mullah Jan Shinwari is the head of the Shinwari Tribe from Ghanikhel District, Nangahar Province. Malik Niaz is the head of the Se Pai Seh Pay tribe which is a Shinwari Subtribe and hails from Spin Ghar and Achain Districts in Nangahar Province. The Shinwari tribe of Ghanikhil district, and the Seh Pay tribe of Spin Ghar and Achain both claim ownership of the land in Ghanikhil and are on the verge of warfare over that strip of desert along the border with Pakistan (20110331).

Last Modified 2011-04-10
Established 2011-04-10