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Lahore Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan

Cheif Executive Officer (CEO)

AWAN Awan (Urdu: اعوان, Punjabi Gurmukhi ), is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin,living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan. The Awans subscribe to the belief that they are the descendants of the fourth Caliph, Ali (though the bulk of those belonging to the tribe are not Shias), and as such, a number adopt the title, Alvi – particularly those who migrated from East Punjab to Pakistan - although not all of those who refer to themselves as Alvi are Awans. Most Awans maintain (and have always maintained) they are descended from an individual named Qutb Shah, who originally resided in Herat, served as a general in the army of