Ismail Khan (b. 1946) was a powerful Afghan Mujahedeen commander, then the Governor of Herat Province in Afghanistan and is now the Minister of Energy for the country. He has been involved with the political organization Jamiat-e-Islami, an Islamic party. Wikipedia
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Veteran warlord Ismail Khan was known as a self-styled emir of western Afghanistan before he was sacked by President Karzai. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2535261.stm
General Mohammad Ismail Khan A warlord of Tajik origin, Ismail Khan (b. 1946) is known as the "Lion of Herat". www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/afghanistan/ismail.htm