Group: | Sindhi Memons |
Native Name: | سنڌي ميمڻ |
Popplace: | Pakistan |
Langs: | Sindhi |
Rels: | Islam - Sunni |
Related: | Sindhi people, Memon people |
Sindhi Memons are a people of the Memon community native to the Pakistani province of Sindh, they speak Sindhi as their first language. The present chief of the Memon Community of Sindh is Sharjeel Inam Memon.[1] [2] [3]
Unlike other Memons, Sindhi Memon remained in their own ancestral land and are now spread in almost all districts of Sindh. Sindhi Memons are known for their prowess of doing business skillfully, though many Sindhi memons have also sought white collar jobs in govt: and private sectors.
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Some Sindhi memons use Affandi/Effendi as their surname.
With the help of some Sindhi Memon philanthropists, a hospital project called Memon Medical Institute was launched in Karachi in 2003 and was planned to be completed by 2010.[5]