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 a 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.