Upper Kurram Tehsil

Upper Kurram Tehsil is a subdivision located in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 253,478 according to the 2017 census.

History
In 2014, Upper Kurram's Assistant Political Agent Maqsood Hassan was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau on corruption charges.

In November 2017, a US drone strike was carried out on a house in Ghozgarhy, Upper Kurram. This action was condemned by the Foreign Office. Four people were killed in this strike.

Adjacent administrative units

 * Sherzad District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (north)
 * Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (northeast)
 * Pachir Aw Agam District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (northeast)
 * Central Kurram F.R. (east)
 * Lower Kurram Tehsil (southeast)
 * Zazi Maidan District, Khost Province, Afghanistan (southwest)
 * Dand Aw Patan District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan (southwest)
 * Zazi District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan (west)

Demographics
Upper Kurram is predominantly Shiite.