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The ancestors of present-day Memons who settled a few centuries ago in various parts of the districts of India, particularly Kathiawar (now Saurashtra), commonly identified as simply Memons i.e. Kodinar, Bantva, Dhoraji, Halari, Jamnagar, Jetpur, Gondal, Kutyyana, Manavadar sardagadh, Okhai, Upleta, Vanthali, Verawal Patan. Kathiawadi Memons are further divided into sub-group which is generally refer to their ancestral village or town such as Jetpur Memons, Kodinar Memons, Bantva Memons, Dhoraji Memons etc. The language of Kathiawadi Memons is Memon, sometimes called ''Memoni''. The South African Memon community is largely descended from Memons who emigrated from Kathiawar in the early twentieth century. ==Notable Memons== * Prof. Abdul Gaffar Billoo - Pakistani pediatric endocrinologist and Philanthropist. * Abdul Sattar Edhi - Pakistani founder and head of the Edhi Foundation. * Iqbal Qasim - Former Test Cricketer. * Sir Iqbal Sacranie - He was honoured with an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1999, and was Knighted by the Queen in 2005 Iqbal Sacranie. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Memons (Kathiawar)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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