Alizai (Pashtun tribe)
Alizai or Alizay (Pashto: علیزی; Persian: علیزایی), is an Abdālī Pashtun tribe in southern Afghanistan and 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, theologian
- Muhammad Waseem - Pakistani boxer
See also
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.