Behsud (Hazara tribe)
The Behsud or Behsudi, are one of the major tribes of the Hazara people of Hazarajat, central Afghanistan. They inhabit the Markaz Besud and Hisa-I-Awali Bihsud & Hisa-i-Duwum, Jalrez, Dai Mirdad and Chak Districts of Wardak Province, Nawur and Jeghatoo District of Ghazni province and Panjaw and Waras Districts of Bamyan Province.History
Notable history of Behsud tribe starts from 19th century where the 19th century Behsutd chieftain Mir Yazdan Bakhsh was one of the first Hazara chiefs, who tried in vain to unify all Hazaras.
In the Hazara resistance against the Soviet Union and later the Taliban most of the modern Hazara political leadership has emerged from the Behsuds. Afghan leaders from the Behsud tribe include Sultan Ali Keshtmand, the Prime Minister of Afghanistan from 1981 to 1989.Notable Behsud
