The Mughal Khel is a subgroup of Yousafzai Pashtun tribe, primarily residing in the southern part of District Bannu, particularly in and around the Ghoriwala region.

[3] They are known for their unique situation of being Yousafzai individuals settled far from their original homeland and speaking the Central dialect of Pashto, while still maintaining their Yousafzai heritage.

[4] [5] The tribe traces its lineage back to Hassan Khan Yousafzai, an adventurer from Yousafzai county,[6] who initially settled in Kurram before his descendants migrated to Ghoriwala.

Hassan Khan Yousafzai belonged to the Gadezai branch of the Ilyaszai Yousafzai clan.

[7] Presently, the population of the Mughal Khels is estimated to be in the tens of thousands.