Durrani (surname) explained

Durrani (ps|دراني) or Abdali (ps|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

• 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

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

Armed forces

• 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

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

Politicians

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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