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The '''Amils''' are a caste of Sindhis. The word "Amil" has its origin in the [[Persian language|Persian]] word ''"amal"'' (as "administer").<ref name="Anita Raina Thapan
">{{cite book|last=Raina Thapan |first =Anita|title=Sindhi Diaspora in Manila, Hong Kong, and Jakarta|publisher=Ateneo de Manila U Press|pages=14|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OMHPhLZiI8cC&pg=PA14&dq=amil,+lohana&hl=en}}</ref> Amils used to work in Administration in Government services [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ljbS-I5Y8WMC&pg=PA32&dq=amil+bhaiband+sahitis+are+lohana&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiV1-OXoZbpAhWGbSsKHcgeDY8Q6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=amil_bhaiband_sahitis_are_lohana&f=false]

Amils and [[Bhaiband]]s were the communities that were one of the earliest to take up English education during [[British raj|British colonial rule]]. {{citation needed|date=October 2017}} They were, along with the [[Parsis]], the closest to the British and were regularly sent to Britain in order to seal business deals on behalf of the [[East India Company]]. {{Citation needed|date=November 2020|reason=Your explanation here}}

==Amils in Sindh==
Amongst [[Sindhi Hindus]] , socially this clan ranks first in the hierarchical ranking among followed by [[Bhaiband]].<ref name="Claude Markovits">{{cite book|last= Markovits|first = Claude|title=The Global World of Indian Merchants, 1750-1947: Traders of Sind from ...|publisher=Cambridge University Press|page=47|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M2vu7Odjz6kC&pg=PA47}}</ref> The Amils held the highest administrative offices under [[Muslim]] rulers, beginning in the mid-eighteenth century. They speak [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]].<ref name="Shabnum Tejani">{{cite book|last=Tejani|first =Shabnum |title=Indian Secularism: A Social and Intellectual History, 1890-1950|publisher=Indiana University Press|page=150|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6xtrPKa59j4C&pg=PA150&dq=amil,+lohana&hl=en}}</ref> In 1938, Amils were primarily bankers, clerks,and minor officials .<ref>{{cite book|title=The Indian year book, Volume 25|year=1938|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co.|page=2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TCodAQAAMAAJ&q=amil,+lohana&dq=amil,+lohana&hl=en}}</ref> Amils are by no means the wealthiest in the Sindhi community but are highly educated professionals, often to this day.

== Notable Amils include ==
* [[L. K. Advani|LK Advani]]: Politician
* [[Ram Jethmalani]] (1923 – 2019): Lawyer and politician
* [[Niranjan Hiranandani]]: construction magnate
* [[Meera Sanyal]]: RBS chairman and AAP politician.
* Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani: Indian Navy Officer
* [[Babita|Babita Kapoor]]: Actress Daughter of [[Hari Shivdasani]]|
* [[Hari Shivdasani]] : A prominent Bollywood Character actor
* [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhna Shivdasani]]: Bollywood actress
* [[S. P. Hinduja|S.P Hinduja]] and Hinduja Family: Wealthiest Indian family in the United Kingdom.
* [[K. R. Malkani|Kewalram Ratanmal Malkani]] : politician
* [[Ranveer Singh]]: Bollywood actor
* [[Nikkhil Advani|Nikhil Advani]]:Film Director
* [[Pankaj Advani (billiards player)|Pankaj Advani]]: World Snooker Champion
* [[Disht Advani (M&A Consultant)|Disht Advani]]: M&A Consultant and Innovation Trainer at PwC Europe

==References==
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* Bherumal Mahirchand Advani, '''"Amilan-jo-Ahwal" - published in Sindhi, 1919'''
* '''Amilan-jo-Ahwal (1919) - translated into English in 2016 ("A History of the Amils")''' at [http://www.saibaba-fund.org/sindhis.html sindhis]

[[Category:Lohana]]
[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Sindhi tribes]]
[[Category:Sindhi tribes in India]]

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