Alizai or Alizay (Pashto: علیزی; Persian: علیزایی), is an Abdālī Pashtun tribe in southwestern and central Afghanistan. It belongs to the Panjpai confederation of the larger Durrani tribe of Ahmad Shah Durrani. Qadyr Alizai is the chieftain of the Alizai tribe. He is a renowned entrepreneur and economist who currently resides in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Geographic distribution edit
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.[1]
Notable people edit
- Abdul Salaam Alizai - Afghan politician
- Ahmadullah Alizai - Afghani governor
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Coghlan, Tom (31 October 2007). "Key tribal leader on verge of deserting Taliban". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 June 2008.