Junejo is the name of a Samma

Samma

The Samma Dynasty ruled in Sindh and parts of Punjab and Balochistan from 1335-1520 AD, with their capital at Thatta in modern Pakistan before being replaced by the Arghun Dynasty. The Samma dynasty has left its mark in Sindh with magnificent structures including the necropolis of kings and...

 Sindhi Rajput

Sindhi Rajput

Sindhi Rajputs are Sindhi belonging to the Rajput tribe and living in Sindh, Pakistan. The Sindhi Muslim Rajputs are considered as Muslim Rajputs....

 tribe in Sindh

Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

 and in some parts of India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 mostly in Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

. Among the Sindhi Hindu community Juneja is a common surname and many Juneja people originally from Sindh migrated to India during the independence in 1947. Junejo are also known as Jam in some circles. They are mostly involved in agriculture-related industries and the political arena.

History

Junejos are the descendants of Jam Juno, brother of Jam Tamachi

Jam Tamachi

Jam Khairuddin Al-Maroof Jam Tamachi bin Jam Unar Jam Khairuddin was ruler of Sindh. He belonged Unar tribe of Sindh, Pakistan.- History :...

 also an avid lover of Noori (Sindhi folklore, see Noori Jam Tamachi

Noori Jam Tamachi

Noori Jam Tamachi is included in seven popular tragic romances from Sindh and Baluchistan. The other six are Momal Rano, Umar Marvi, Sohni Mahiwal, LiLa Chanesar, Sassi Punnun and Dhaj, Ror Kumar commonly known as Seven Queens of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai...

) who became King of Sindh after Jam Tamachi. Jam Tamachi and Jam Juno fought and those who were in favour (sons and followers alike) of Jam Juno came to be known as Junejo. Junejo literally means Sons of Juno; Jo means 'of' in Sindhi and June refers to 'Jam Juno' meaning descendants of Jam Juno, they belonged originally to dadu, thatta and badin side. Jam Sunjar was king of Sindh and his direct family history connects to Junejo tribe.Junejo tribe are also situated in tunia near lehri district sibbi.Two brothers migrated from Thar,one settled in Dera Bugti,called junejo bugti, and second brother migrated to "TUNIA" a village near city Lehri.

Distribution

They are largely located in the Sindh province in vicinities of districts: Juno tribe Kazi Ahmed District Nawabshah, Sanghar, Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Sindh

is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...

, Larkana, Ubauro, Badin, Thatta, Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 India, Jhuna Garh| India]], sukkur, Shikarpur

Shikarpur District

Shikarpur district is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Shikarpur is the capital. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2, according to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 880,438 of which 23.51% were urban....

, Sanghar

Sanghar District

Sanghar District is one of the largest districts of Sindh province, Pakistan. It is located in the centre of Sindh and is bounded to the east by India. The district capital, Sanghar, is itself a small city roughly east-south-east of the city of Nawabshah and the same distance north of Mirpur...

, Sindhri, Larkana

Larkana District

Larkana or Larkano is a district of Sindh province of Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,927,066 of which 28.70% were urban. Its main city is Larkana...

, Dadu

Dadu District

Dadu is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan.Dadu district was created in 1933 by the British Indian administration by merging Kotri and Kohistan tehsils from Karachi district and Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Dadu, Johi and Sehwan tehsils from Larkana district. The population of the district is...

, Badin

Badin District

Badin District a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The total area of the district is 6,726 square kilometres, according to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,136,636 of which 16.42% were urban...

, Mirpurkhas, Tharparkar

Tharparkar

Tharparkar is one of twenty three districts of Sindh province in Pakistan. Its headquarter is Mithi. It is the only fertile desert in the world. The District derives its names from Thar and Parker...

 Nashahro feroze and Thatta District.

Notable people

Raees-Ul-Muhajireen Barrister Jan Muhammad Junejo

Jan Muhammad Junejo

Barrister Jan Muhammad Junejo: born in 1886 Larkana, Sindh. was a prominent leader of the Khilafat Movement and took active part in their struggle against the British Raj...

 - Leader of the Khilafat Tehreek.Al Haj Nawab Jam Kambhu Khan: Chief of Samat Tribe (title of Nawab, Khan Bahadur, O.B)Jam Sadiq Ali

Jam Sadiq Ali

Jam Sadiq Ali was a politician from Sindh, Pakistan.Jam Sadiq Ali belonged to the ruling dynasty of Samaa Ja'ams who ruled Sindh over two quarter centuries up to middle of 1700.Jam Sadiq Ali had ten children, one of whom died in September 2003...

 - Former Chief Minister Sindh, Haji Amir Bux Junejo

Haji Amir Bux Junejo

Haji Amir Bux Junejo was a Pakistani politician and Legendary landlord of Sindh, who was elected four times member in Provisional Assembly, Sindh...

 Ex - MPA, Karim Dad Khan junejo,Khan Bahadur Mohamed Hayat Junejo-Wadero Shahnawaz Khan Junejo - former MNA Senator and federal Minister, Justice (R) Mukhtiar Ahmad Junejo

Mukhtiar Ahmad Junejo

Honorable Mr. Justice Mukhtar Ahmad Junejo , is a highly respected name of the Pakistani judiciary. He was a senior judge of The Supreme Court of Pakistan and former acting Chief Election Commissioner...

 - Ex Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

 and Supreme court Judge Former Ambassador and MPA Chakar Ali Khan Junejo

Chakar Ali Khan Junejo

Chakar Ali Khan Junejo Ambassador of Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates. Former MPA.A close associate of late Prime Minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto...

 - * Former Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock Khair Mohamed Junejo - - Sardar Bahadur Nawab Jam Jan Muhammad Khan: (Member Legaslative Assembly,title of Nawab, Sardar Bahadur, Khan Bahadur, O.B.E)/ Nawab Jam Amir Ali: (Member Sindh Assembly, Mohammad Khan Junejo Former Prime Minister,Former Ambassador to Maldives)