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Alizai (Pashtun tribe)

Durrani Pashtun tribe

Alizai or Alizay (; ) is a Pashtun tribe in southwestern and central Afghanistan. It belongs to the Panjpai confederation of the larger Durrani tribe of Ahmad Shah Durrani. Qadyr Alizai, an entrepreneur and economist in Kabul, is the chief. Their heartland is Zamindawar, north of Helmand province. They primarily inhabit the Musa Qala district.

Geographic distribution

In 2007, Alizai tribesmen in the village of Musa Qala in Helmand province united under Mullah Abdul Salam and 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.

Notable people

Muhammad Waseem - Pakistani professional boxer
Abdul Salaam Alizai – Governor of Uruzgan
Ahmadullah Alizai – Governor of Badghis and Kabul
Zubayr 'Ali Za'i - Renowned Islamic Scholar From Pakistan

References

Coghlan, Tom. (31 October 2007). "Key tribal leader on verge of deserting Taliban". The Daily Telegraph.

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