Nawabi

Nawabi is an sub clan of the Afghan people mega Barakzai the majority of this clan played an important role during the Barakzai dynasty - such as Ismail Khan Nawabi.

The name Nawabi is borrowed from the Arabic, being the honorific plural of Naib or "deputy". The name Nawab is also used among South Asians.

The English adjective nawabi, from Dari: نوابی, describes anything associated with a nawab.[1]