Awan is a tribe and ethnic community centred in the Northern and Punjab regions of Pakistan, the name Awan is used as a surname for this tribe. Awans are predominantly present in the northern, central
Watercolour of an Awan sepoy, named Hakim Khan, painted by Major A.C. Lovett, circa 1908. The painting is included in the book, The Armies of India (published in 1911).
Amir Mohammad Khan, former Nawab of Kalabagh, Chief of the Awan tribe, Governor of West Pakistan from 1960 to 1966
Air Marshal Nur Khan, Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Air Force, 1965–69, Governor of West Pakistan, 1969–70