Sher Ali Khan

Sher Ali Khan
شیر علی خان
Emir of Afghanistan
Amir Sher Ali Khan in 1869
Emir of Afghanistan
Reign9 June 1863 – May 1866 (First reign)
22 August 1868 – 21 February 1879 (Second reign)
PredecessorDost Mohammad Khan
SuccessorMohammad Afzal Khan
Mohammad Yaqub Khan
Born1825
Kabul, Emirate of Kabul
Died21 February 1879 (age 53 or 54)
Mazar-e Sharif, Emirate of Afghanistan
Burial
SpouseMirmon Ayesha
Names
Sher Ali Khan Barakzai
DynastyBarakzai dynasty
FatherDost Mohammed Khan
MotherBibi Khadija Begum
ReligionSunni Islam

Sher Ali Khan (Dari/Pashto: شیر علی خان; c. 1825 21 February 1879) was Amir of Afghanistan from 1863 to 1866 and from 1868 until his death in 1879. He was one of the sons of Dost Mohammed Khan, founder of the Barakzai dynasty in Afghanistan.