Ali Sher Khalji

ʿAlī Sher bin ʿIwaz Khaljī (Bengali: আলী শের খলজী, Persian: علی شیر بن عوض خلجی; fl. 1221) was a former governor of northwest Bengal (Birbhum) serving under his father, Sultan Iwaz Shah of the Khalji dynasty of Bengal. His name finds mention in the earliest known stone inscription mentioning a Muslim ruler of Bengal.

Ali Sher Khalji

Governor of Northwest Bengal
In office 1221-1227
Monarch	Iwaz Khalji

Personal details
Born	c. 1180
Died	c. 1227
Children	Malik Balkha Khalji
Parent	Iwaz Khalji (father)
Relatives	Khalji dynasty

Personal
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi

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