Sipra (also known as Sapra, Sipru, Sipraw or Supra) is a Jat clan of Punjabis found in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. The Sipras are a subclan of the Gill Jatts.
Notable people
Shaikh Bahlol Daryai, a 16th century Punjabi Sufi saint best known for founding the Bahlol shahi sect of Qadiriyya Sufi order. According to Shafqat Tanvir Mirza he was from the Spira clan. The de-facto Sultans of Mysore, Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, have been argued to be his descendants. Saqlain Anwar Sipra, former Member of Provincial Assembly of PunjabSpecial Responsibilities Assigned To Provincial Ministers, Advisors, Parliamentary Secretaries And Special Assistants For Monitoring Of Ramzan Bazaars Punjab Portal, Government of the Punjab website, Published 4 June 2016, Retrieved 16 May 2022 Haq Nawaz Jhangvi, Pakistani Deobandi cleric, founder of the anti-Shia extremist organization Sipah-e-SahabaTahir Kamran, "The Genesis, Evolution and Impact of "Deobandi" Islam on the Punjab: An Overview" in Faith-Based Violence and Deobandi Militancy in Pakistan, Springer, 2016, p. 89 Gurpreet Kaur Sapra, Indian Administrative Service officer Haresh Sapra, Indian-American academic
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