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The '''Mekan''' (spelled Maken too) are a caste, or clan of Jat harijan  [http://www.jatland.com/home/Gotras/M] and are claimed to ancest from [[Jat]]s  mostly converted to [[Islam]], around the 17 or 18 century AD. They are mostly settled in the [[Sargodha District]] of the [[Punjab (Pakistan)]].
most of them are small farmer and they are very hard worker Numerous Makens have been a part of provincial politics alongside tribal politics, for example, Punjab. Sardar Asim Sher Maken has been serving as the district council chairman of Sargodha, who was previously the chairman of Kot Pehlwan union council. Sardar Muhammad Yousuf Maken from Wegowal always play a vital role in general elections.Sardar Sikandar Hayat Maken and Sardar Fateh Khan Maken have contested and won different elections for a provincial assembly seat. Chaudry Ghulam Mubashir Maken is serving SSP (DPO) D G Khan. Sardar Aamir Habib Ullah Maken Air Vice Marshal (General) in Pakistan Air Force. Sardar Mujahid Zafar Maken is serving Assistant commissioner multan. A well known name in electrical distribution systems designing <u>Engineer Hafiz Ghulam Muhammad</u> (Designer of different sectors of  DHA Multan, DHA Peshawar and DHA Quetta) also belongs to Maken family.

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[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:Punjab (Pakistan)]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Pakistani tribes]]