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Hajii Sher Alam Ibrahimi was the governor of Ghazni Province from around 2005–2006 until 2007 and is a major commander aligned with
Ittihad-i Islami The Islamic Dawah Organization of Afghanistan ( ps, د اسلامي دعوت تنظيم افغانستان, fa, تنظیم دعوت اسلامی افغانستان, ''Tanzim-e Dahwat-e Islami-ye Afghanistan'') is a political party in Afghanistan ...
and Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, having fought with him in the
Afghan Civil War War in Afghanistan, Afghan war, or Afghan civil war may refer to: *Conquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great (330 BC – 327 BC) *Muslim conquests of Afghanistan (637–709) *Conquest of Afghanistan by the Mongol Empire (13th century), see als ...
. During the fighting in Kabul in 1992, it was reported that Alem was captured by Hezb-e Wahdat forces. Although he was released, his bodyguard was shot, leading to retaliatory fighting. In the lead-up to the Afshar Operation, Alem was reported to have been present at both the major meeting with
Ahmad Shah Massoud ) , branch = Jamiat-e Islami / Shura-e Nazar Afghan Armed Forces United Islamic Front , serviceyears = 1975–2001 , rank = General , unit = , commands = Mujahideen commander during the Soviet–Afghan Wa ...
as well as the meeting with Sayyaf the following day, in which the operation was planned. At that time some of his subcommanders included Commander Naqibuddin in Qala-i Qazi and Commander Hafiz in Shakar Dara. In November 2001, Shir led a failed Northern Alliance attack against a Taliban stronghold in
Maidan Shar Maidan Shar ( ps, میدانښار, Maidānkhār; fa, میدانشار, Maidānshār), also Maidan Shahr or simply Maidan, is the capital of Maidan Wardak province in central Afghanistan. Its population was estimated to be 35,008 in 2003, of whic ...
, Wardak Province. After the fall of the Taliban, he became the commander of the First army Corps until early 2005. Currently, Shir has been listed as one of the most powerful commanders in Paghman district in Kabul province, where he has control over all the checkpoints. In mid-2005 he was a parliamentary candidate. In 2005, Alam turned over hundreds of mt of arms to the government including RPGs and other weapons. On June 29, 2005, Alam was appointed as the Governor of Ghazni province. As with many politicians with roots in the country's violent past, Alam is a source of controversy. His campaigners were accused of threats and intimidation during the 2005 Afghan election and in 2006 he was one of a number of Sayyaf's allies to be accused of appropriating land near Kabul. In September 2006, hundreds of residents of Paghman District in Kabul Province accused him and his commanders of stealing land and protested for the government to intervene. The protesters were joined by some commanders, including Commander
Abdul Ghafar ʻAbd al-Ghaffār (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الغفار) is a male Muslim given name, and, in modern usage, surname, built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and '' al-Ghaffār'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to th ...
. Alam denied the charges. Alam has also been associated with Tanzim-e-Dawat-e-Islami.Mohammad Jawad Sharifzada "Revolving Door for Afghan Governors." Institute for War & Peace Reporting Kabul ARR No. 181, 06-Aug-05 Accessed at In 2006, he survived a Taliban attack on his life.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alam Ibrahimi, Sher Governors of Ghazni Province Living people Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan politicians 1955 births