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{{short description|Community in Sindh}}
{{Infobox ethnic group|
| group            = Sindhi Memons
| native_name      = سنڌي ميمڻ
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| popplace         = [[Pakistan]]
| langs            = [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]
| rels             = [[Islam]] - [[Sunni]]
| related          = [[Sindhi people]], [[Memon people]]
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'''Sindhi Memons''' ({{Langx|sd|سنڌي ميمڻ}}) are a people of the [[Memon people|Memon community]] native to the [[Sindh|Pakistani province of Sindh]]. They speak [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] as their first language. The present chief of the Memon community of Sindh is [[Sharjeel Inam Memon]].<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |date=30 December 2023 |title=Sharjeel becomes community chief |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1801759 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |quote=Sharjeel Inam Memon became chieftain of his community at a convention of the Sindh Memon Ittehad held at his residence on Friday evening.}}</ref><ref name=TNI>{{cite web|url=http://tns.thenews.com.pk/caste-capitalism-pakistan/#.V6fvwe0pA8o|author=Foqia Sadiq Khan|title=Caste capitalism in Pakistan|date=7 August 2016|publisher=The News International (newspaper)|accessdate=14 March 2018}}</ref><ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/783136 Renowned Sindhi writer, journalist Siraj Memon dies at 79] Dawn (newspaper), Published 2 February 2013, Retrieved 14 March 2018</ref>

==Historical background==
Unlike other Memons, Sindhi Memon remained in their own ancestral land and are now spread in almost all districts of Sindh. Sindhi Memons are known for their prowess of doing business skillfully, though many Sindhi Memons have also sought white-collar jobs in the public and private sectors.<ref name="TNI" />

== Clans ==
Allahnani, Akhund, Arbani, Akbani, Abdani, Admani, Aqlani, Attai, Arbab, Bajalani, Bachani, Begani, Badhani, Boolani, Bhunbhra, Bhund, Bhagra, Butra, Bar'r, Dera, Deraj, Deraja, Dunga, Dabai, Dagai, Diplai, Eesar, Ghunia, Ghorawari, Gadora, Gujrati, Gadar, Ghaija, Ghail, Ghaili, Gazi, Goongani, Gaba, Halai, Haidra, Hamal, Halani, Jorai, Jani, Jawatia, Jumani, Kadwani, Kamalani, Katpar, Kanhar, Kathora, Khan, Khakhra, Khajar, Kang, Kar'ra, Kaar, Laat, Lakhani, Longan, Makani, Mekan, Matkani, Motani, Matani, Majhlani, Mithwani, Mankani, Makar, Machhar, Mambai, Merch, Man, Noorani, Noorsia, Nanag, Okai, Patoli, Punjani, Parekh, Peerani, Peprani, Palai, Pakhera, Qazi, Qureshi, Rajwani, Rogatia, Samar, Sania, Seehar, Sanglani, Shadi, Shahi, Sherkhanani, Shakrani, Thekri, Yousfani, Yend, Waraya, Wadia, Weenjhar, Zikria, Zikriani, Zaredari etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Khair Mohammad Buriro Sewhani |url=http://archive.org/details/san_0600 |title=ذاتين جي انسائيڪلوپيڊيا |date=2005 |pages=807 |language=Sindhi}}</ref>

Some Sindhi Memons use [[Effendi|Affandi/Effendi]] as their surname.<ref name=":0" />

==Social welfare work==
With the help of some Sindhi Memon philanthropists, a hospital project called Memon Medical Institute was launched in Karachi in 2003 and was planned to be completed by 2010.<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/242684/karachi-300-bed-teaching-hospital-planned KARACHI: 300-bed teaching hospital planned] Dawn (newspaper), Published 17 April 2007, Retrieved 14 March 2018</ref>{{Update inline|date=September 2025}}

==Notable people==
* [[Marvi Memon]], Pakistani politician
* [[Sirajul Haq Memon]], Sindhi-language writer, novelist
* [[Jan Muhammad A. Memon]], academician
* [[Hussain Haroon]], former ambassador of Pakistan to [[UN]]
* [[Sharjeel Memon]], politician
* [[Maria Memon]], TV journalist and anchorperson
* [[Muhammad Siddique Memon]], Pakistani educationist
* [[Nisar Memon]], Pakistani politician
* [[Abdul Rehman Memon]], Pakistani academic
* [[Sadiq Ali Memon]], Pakistani politician
* [[Shamsunnisa Memon]], Pakistani politician
* [[Fahmida Hussain]], Pakistani author, linguist and intellectual

==See also==
* [[Memon people]]

==References==
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[[Category:Memon]]
[[Category:Sindhi tribes]]
[[Category:Sindhi-language surnames]]
[[Category:Pakistani names]]

{{Sindhi tribes}}