Sayed Kayan
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Sayed Kayan is a position of leadership amongst the Ismaili
Shi'a Muslims of northern Afghanistan. The Ismaili community in Baghlan Province is led by a family of sayeds (claimed descendants of the Islamic prophet Mohammed) hailing from the village of Kayan.
Ismaili
' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...
Shi'a Muslims of northern Afghanistan. The Ismaili community in Baghlan Province is led by a family of sayeds (claimed descendants of the Islamic prophet Mohammed) hailing from the village of Kayan.
Leadership
Among the notable figures to hold the title of Sayed Kayan:- Sayed Jafar NaderiSayed Jafar NaderiSayed Jafar Naderi Sayed Jafar Naderi Sayed Jafar Naderi (born 1965 in Kayan, Baghlan, and also known as Sayyid Nadir Shah Husayn or simply Sayyid-i Kayan is an Ismaili Afghan who formerly controlled Baghlan Province during the early 90s...
- Sayed Mansoor Naderi