• Source: Alizai (Pashtun tribe)

Alizai or Alizay (Pashto: علیزی; Persian: علیزایی) 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.




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


Abdul Salaam Alizai - Governor of Uruzgan
Ahmadullah Alizai - Governor of Badghis and Kabul




See also


Ishakzai




References






External links


Tribal Analysis Center: Ishaqzai Tribe
Complex Operations: Alizai

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Alizai (Pashtun tribe)
• Dawar (Pashtun tribe)
• Turi (Pashtun tribe)
• Pathans of Punjab
• Alizai
• Zai (tribe)
• Abakhel
• Utmanzai (Sarbani tribe)
• Durrani
• Ishakzai