Alizai or Alizay (; ) is a
Pashtun tribe
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in southwestern and central Afghanistan. It belongs to the
Panjpai
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confederation of the larger
Durrani
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tribe of
Ahmad Shah Durrani
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. Qadyr Alizai, an entrepreneur and economist in Kabul, is the chief. Their heartland is
Zamindawar, north of
Helmand province
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. They primarily inhabit the
Musa Qala district.
Geographic distribution
In 2007, Alizai tribesmen in the village of
Musa Qala in
Helmand
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province united under
Mullah Abdul Salam and fought alongside the
Taliban
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. Mullah Abdul Salam later agreed to change sides and was appointed by
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Hamid Karzai
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as the governor of Musa Qala district.
Notable people
*
Abdul Salaam Alizai – Governor of
Uruzgan
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Ahmadullah Alizai – Governor of
Badghis and Kabul
See also
*
Ishakzai
References
External links
Tribal Analysis Center: Ishaqzai TribeComplex Operations: Alizai
{{Pashtun tribes
Durrani Pashtun tribes