Kakakhel (tribe) explained

Kakakhel
Type:	Sayyid
Locations:	Iran till 13th Centry, Pakistan
Branches:	Kakakheli, Mian
Descended:	Islamic prophet Muhammad, Fatimah, Ali

The 'Kakakhel’ are Sayyid (also spelled as Syed) and settled in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along with other cities of Pakistan. They were very small clan till 13th of century.^[1] They are descended by Sayyid Kastir Gul titled "Kaka Sahib"^[2] from the lineage of Imam Jafar Sadiq (who was the grandson of Imam Zayn al-Abidin, the son of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, the great-grandson of Imam Husayn ibn Ali, the martyr of Karbala, and the sixth Imam of the Shi’ah Twelvers).^[3]

Notable Kakakhels

• Sayyid Kastir Gul, patriarch of the Kakakhel
• Mian Hazrat Jamal Kakakhel
• Mian Muhibullah Kakakhel
• Mian Hayaud Din
• Uzair Gul Peshawari^[4]
• Syed Adnan Kakakhail
• Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhel

References

1. Web site: History of Kaka Khel - Kaka Khel in Sudher by www.yaqubi.tk. sites.google.com. 2017-01-30.
2. News: Kaka Sahib shrine – a place of spiritual satisfaction for many. Shinwari. Sher Alam. 2015-07-26. DAWN.COM. 2018-04-02. en-US.
3. Pukhtun Tareekh ke Ayeney Mein, 550 B.C. (1914) by Syed Bahadur Shah Zafar Kaka Khel. University Book Agency. Peshawar 2008.
4. Book: The evolution and growth of communism in Afghanistan, 1917-79: an appraisal. 19 August 2020. Marwat. Fazal-ur-Rahim Khan. 1997. 9789694072210.