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Lambardar ( Punjabi, ) (synonym Nambardar or alternately spelled Numberdar) is a title in India and Pakistan which applies to powerful families of zamindars of the village or town, a state-privileged status which is hereditary and has wide ranging governmental powers: the policing authority of the village, and many other governmental and administrative perks. In contrast the very powerful Zaildar had power over 20 to 40 villages.
That has resulted in a feudal system perpetrating the Pakistan Senate and its elected representatives. Almost all elected leaders of the state have been from the landed and feudal gentry in many cases holding the tile of lambardar. Most Presidents and prime ministers also have been from feudal stock, with the exception of martial law administrators and generals, who led coups.
The first female Lambardar in West Pakistan was Begum Sarwat Imtiaz who took oath in 1959. She was Lambardar of Village Chak 43/12 L, Chichawatni, District Montgomery (now Sahiwal). Presently her daughter Begum Arshia Azhar is Lambardar of said village. That was recognized as a milestone for women empowerment in Pakistan and the Muslim world.
One of the most famous numberdars is Numberdar Zafar Iqbal of Multan Khurd, District Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan. Numberdar Zafar Iqbal owns many farms around Multan Khurd. He is well respected in the community and is dearly loved by all his friends due to his highly humorous personality. Numberdar Zafar Iqbal is also a qualified palm reader by U.S. Standards as of 2014.