Sher Malang

Sher Malang was a governor of Nimruz Province under the Taliban government.

Sher Malang is remembered by locals for burning a local library, hitting people with a stick, and believing the local people to be Shi'a (and thus heretics per Taliban belief) due to their proximity to Iran.[1]


Preceded by
Mullah Ghani
Governor of Nimruz Province
1995 - ?
Succeeded by
Mullah Muhammad Rasul

References

  1. ^ Robert D. Crews, Amin Tarzi. The Taliban and the crisis of Afghanistan. Harvard University Press, 2008. ISBN 067402690X, 9780674026902. Pg 185-187