Mir Ali, Pakistan

Mir Ali or Mirali is a town in North Waziristan District, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Mirali is located in the Tochi Valley, about 12 km east of Miramshah (capital of North Waziristan), 40 km west of Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 70 km southeast of the city of Khost, Afghanistan. Mirali is at an altitude of 674 m.

The residents of Mirali are Dawar and Utmanzai Wazirs. Wazirs reside in mountainous areas of North Waziristan such as Spinwam, Shawa, and Khiasur, while Dawars reside in plane areas on both sides of the Tochi River. Some well known villages of Dawars in Mirali area are Hassu Khel, Haider Khel, Mussaki, Idaak, Khaddi, Hurmaz, Zeraki, Hakim Khel and Daulat Khel etc.

History
The famous Pashtun freedom fighter and tribal leader Mirzali Khan (Faqir of Ipi) based his movement in Ipi, a village on the outskirts of Mirali, for more than 10 years. In 1938, Mirzali Khan shifted from Ipi to Gurwek, Waziristan.

Abu Yahya al-Libi, the number two at the time of Al-Qaeda, was killed by a drone strike carried out by United States on June 4, 2012 in Mirali.

On December 30, 2021, a gunfight occurred between Pakistani troops and Tehrik-i-Taliban in the city, killing four people.

Notable people

 * Mirzali Khan
 * Tahir Dawar
 * Noor Islam Dawar