Sher Ali Khan

Emir of Afghanistan

1825 Kabul, Afghanistan

21 February 1879 (age 53 or 54) Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan

NamesSher Ali Khan Barakzai

"Shir Ali Khan" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Shir Ali Khan, Iran. For the Khan of Kokand, see Shir Ali Khan (Kokand). Emir of Afghanistan Sher Ali Khan شېر علي خان Emir of AfghanistanAmir Sher Ali Khan in 1869Emir of AfghanistanReign9 June 1863 – 21 February 1879PredecessorDost Mohammad KhanSuccessorMohammad Yaqub KhanBorn1825 Kabul, AfghanistanDied21 February 1879 (age 53 or 54) Mazar-e Sharif, AfghanistanBurialBlue Mosque, Mazar-i-Sharif, AfghanistanSpouseMirmon AyeshaDynastyBarakzai dynastyFatherDost Mohammed KhanMotherBibi Khadija BegumReligionSunni Islam Sher Ali Khan (Pashto/Dari: شېر علي خان ; c. 1825 – February 21, 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.