Alizai (Pashtun tribe)
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Alizai is a Pashtun tribe in southern Afghanistan, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab in Pakistan. It belongs to the Panjpai confederation of the larger Durrani tribe of Ahmad Shah Durrani. Alizai's are usually bilingual in the Pashto, Hindko and Persian languages. Sardar Ahmed Nawaz Khan Alizai Advocate is the chieftain of Alizai tribe. He resides in Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Geographic distribution
In 2007, Alizai tribesmen in the village of Musa Qala in Helmand province united under Mullah Abdul Salam fought alongside the Taliban. Mullah Abdul Salam later agreed to change sides and was appointed by President Hamid Karzai as the governor of Musa Qala district.[1]
Notable people
- Abdul Salaam Alizai - Afghan politician
- Ahmadullah Alizai - Afghani governor
- Zubair Ali Zai - Islamic scholar Attock, theologian, of Ahl-e Hadith
- Muhammad Waseem - Pakistani boxer
See also
Notes and references
- ^ Coghlan, Tom (31 October 2007). "Key tribal leader on verge of deserting Taliban". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 June 2008.