Lahore - 18TH CENTURY
THE FAKIR FAMILY
History and Legacy A
lineage of scholarship, diplomacy, public service and cultural stewardship rooted in Lahore.
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Origins and Lineage
The Shajra of Fakir Khana, known as the Khandan-e-Fuqra-e-Lahore, preserves the family’s genealogical tradition from Adam to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The recorded lineage continues through Hazrat Jalal-ud-Din Hussain Makhdoom Jahaniyan Jahan Gasht of Uch Sharif and Sayyed Hussain Pir Kamal of Chunia, before reaching Fakir Sayed Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Nausha-e-Sani of Lahore, recognised within the family tradition as the patriarch of the Fakir family’s Lahore branch.
Makhdoom Jahaniyan Jahan Gasht
Sayyed Hussain Pir Kamal
Fakir Sayed Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Nausha-e-Sani
Fakir Sayed Noor-ud-Din
Present Descendants
The family settled in Lahore during the eighteenth century, establishing traditions of learning, medicine, languages, publishing, diplomacy and public service.
THE LAHORE DARBAR
Service During the Sikh Empire
Three members of the family held positions of trust in Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s plural court. Their service reflects the confidence the Derber placed in the family’s education, loyalty and judgment.
Fakir Azizuddin
Physician - Linguist - Diplomat
A trusted adviser to the Darba remembered for diplomacy. political judgment and statecraft.
Fakir Nooruddin
Administratios - Pubic Affairs
Served the Lahore Derber in senior responsibilities reflecting confidence in the family’s education and loyalty
Fakir Imamuddin
Administration - Strategic Trust
Held significant responsibilities connected with administration and custody of strategic assets.
A Tradition of Cultural Stewardship
Through political change, Partition, urban transformation, and generations. Our family carefully preserved manuscripts, objects, and memories. We safeguarded what others entrusted to us
Our heritage survived because we treated preservation as a duty, Not a possession.
Preservation as a duty rather than a possession.
PROJECT INSPIRATION
Carrying the Legacy into the Digital Age
We pay tribute to earlier generations and to the vision that first carried Pakir Khana into the digital world.
This pioneering step was taken by Fakir Syed Iftikhar ud Din.
This pioneering step was taken by Fakir Syed Iftikhar ud Din.
AUGUST 2004
Pakistan's Pioneering E-Museum Vision
At only 29, Fakir Syed Mothar ud Din recognised the Tamets’ potential to share Fakir Khana with a global audience.
