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 and Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, having fought with him in the Afghan Civil War.
In November 2001, Shir led a failed Northern Alliance attack against a Taliban stronghold in Maidan Shar, Wardak Province.
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 2005, Alam turned over hundreds of mt of arms to the government including RPGs and other weapons.
[5] 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.