Al-Balushi (Arabic: البلوشي; alternatively Baloushi, Balooshi, Bloushi or Blooshi) is a surname common in Gulf Arab states (mainly Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain) mainly derived from the term Balochi,[a] typically denoting Baloch ancestry from Balochistan .[1]
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 Emirati political advisor Ahmed Bin Mahmoud Al Blooshi in Al Ain. |
Many people carrying this surname trace their ancestral origins to Balochistan, a region in south Iran and Pakistan located across the Persian Gulf.[1] Their ancestors predominantly came from the Makran coast in the 19th century, [1] as some of them were present since 1200 when Baloch people ruled Ormus kingdom, and in Obri since 1728. [2] They can speak Arabic, while some also use their original languages of Balochi, and some speak Brahui or Persian. They are mainly Sunni Muslims.[1]
Al Balushis in Oman
editOman is home to one of the largest Al Balushi population outside Pakistan and Iran. It is estimated that 35% of Oman's population comprises of Al Balushis.[3] The roots of this go back centuries when two distinct political realities co-existing on the coast of West Asia, Makran and Oman.[4] The common point between these two was the Gwadar Port, which was the main connection between Arabia, Asia and colonial European powers.[5] Gwadar was once ruled by Sultan bin Ahmad of Oman and remained part of the Omani Sultanate till 1958 till Sultan Sa‘id bin Taymur sold it off to Pakistan for $3 million.[6]
People
editNotable people with the surname include:
- Sportspeople
- Azan Al-Balushi, Omani footballer
- Hamed Al-Balushi, Omani footballer
- Issa Ali Al-Bloushi, Emirati footballer
- Jamal Nabi Al-Balushi, Omani footballer
- Mohammed Al-Balushi, Omani footballer
- Muheeb Al-Balushi, Omani footballer
- Talal Al-Bloushi, Qatari footballer
- Wadha Al-Balushi, Omani sports shooter
- Khalid Al-Baloushi, Emirati footballer
- Walid Abbas Al Balushi, Emirati footballer
- Rayan Al-Bloushi, Saudi Arabian footballer
- Hamad Al-Balooshi, Emirati footballer
- Mansoor Al-Baloushi, Emirati footballer
- Abdullah Al-Buloushi, Former Kuwaiti footballer
- Ayesha Al-Balooshi, Emirati weightlifter
- Ali Mohamed Al-Balooshi, Emirati middle-distance runner
- Ali Al-Balushi, Kuwaiti boxer
- Ali Anwar Al-Balushi, Omani sprinter
- Yousuf Al Balushi, Omani cricketer
- Hamed Al-Balushi، Omani footballer who plays for Fanja SC
- Politicians
- Nasser Al Balushi, Bahraini Former Ambassador to the United States
- Fatima Al Balushi, Bahrain's Former Minister of Social Development
- Ahmed Bin Mahmoud Al Blooshi, Emirati political advisor.
- Muhammad bin Issa Al-Balushi, Former governor of Khor-Fakkan
- Mirza bin Barakat Al-Balushi, last ruler of the western coast of Markan
- Saeed bin Rashed Al-Balushi, A Baloch sheikh, who was called Sheikh Al-Tamima
- Miscellaneous
- Mai Al Balushi, Kuwaiti actress
- Salah Abdul Rasool Al Blooshi, Bahraini Guantanamo detainee
- Maram Al Balushi, Kuwaiti singer and actress
- Ammar al-Balushi, Pakistani-Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainee
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Hawker, Ron (2015). "A Beginner's Guide to Tribes in the UAE". Digital Heritage in the UAE. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
Some htribes trace roots to other ethnic groups. Among the most important of these are the Baluch (or in Arabic, the Al Balooshi). Their ancestors came from the Baluchistan district split between Iran and Pakistan in the late 19th century.
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- ^ Ahmad, Naveed (10 February 2016). "Harnessing the GCC's Baloch pedigree". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Nicolini, Beatrice (2021). Letter of Marque: the Gwadar Enclave of Ibadi Sultans of Oman and its interconnections with Asia. Olms-Weidmann country:DEU place:Hildesheim, Zurich, New York. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ J.E., Peterson (2013). The Baluch Presence in the Persian Gulf (PDF). Oxford University Press. pp. 229, 244.
- ^ Aamir, Adnan (11 December 2022). "Non-fiction: Deconstructing Gwadar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 October 2024.