The Marri are a Balochi-speaking tribe of the Baloch people, who inhabit a large arid region in northeastern Balochistan, Pakistan. The Marri area is bounded to the west by the plains of Sibi. To the north are the Kakar and Loni tribes of the Pashtuns; to the east lie the lands of the Khetrans, to the south the Bugti tribe.
Traditionally, the Marri people, like other Baloch tribes, were nomadic and earned their livelihood primarily from animal herding, fighting and raiding. Many of them hold key high positions in Pakistan both in Provincial and Federal levels of Government.
Early history
Marri tribe is divided into 3 sub-tribes 1 Gazani 2 Loharani and 3 bijarani. when Mir Chakar Khan, the folk hero of many Baloch romances and leader of the Rind tribe and confederacy. After his quarrels with the Lasharies, and after he had been driven out of Sibi, Mir Chakar went to Satghara Punjab near okara there is present tomb of Mir Chakar Rind.
The particular spot where Bijar Khan parted ranks from Mir Chakar has been known as Bijar Wad. After that the marri tribe removed themselves frim the rind confederacy.
