Omar Sherzai

President Omar Sherzai
President Of Gulbistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 May 2007
Preceded by	Darwish Wajia
Personal details
Born	Omar Sherzai 15 August 1955 Wezahar
Political party	Patriotic Front(2011-Present) Gulbistani National Party(2007-2011)
Spouse	Mina Harifal(1982-Present)
Children	Abdul Khaliq Miriam Rahmat Baram
Alma mater	Thyropinia University
Military service
Allegiance	Gulbistan Tribal Confederation (1985-1995) Gulbistan (1995-2004)
Years of service	(1985-2004)
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	Gulbistani Civil War

Omar Sherzai(Born 15 August 1955) is a Gulbistani politician and military leader who has served as President Of Gulbistan since 2007.

Early Life

Omar Sherzai was born in Wezahar, Wezahar District in 1955 to a wealthy family. His family had strong ties to Paretian companies and leaders, and his uncle worked in the Paretian Tyropinian Colonial Government. He was educated at the University Of Thyropinia and became a powerful businessman.

Businessman

Omar would stand against Pason Paywastun's nationalization, and would lobby for support of economic liberalism. By 1973 he would first meet Darwish Wajia, and became a economic leader of the Gulbistan Irfanic Society. He would build a new petroleum business, but it would be shut down for attempt to slip through tariffs.

Early Political Career

In 1981, Sherzai would enter politics and found the National Movement Of Freedom. He would be arrested a month later for "Anti-Gulbistani Subversion and Attempting to Disrupt Public Order". He would be released in 1983 after two years. He would begin to donate to anti-government organizations in secret, namely the GIS. In 1985, after Paywastun's death and the rise of Marri, Wajiw would call for a Jirga and Sherzai would be in attendance. A Rebellion would be declared by the tribal leaders, and the Gulbistani Civil War would begin.

Military Career

For the first two years he would mainly fund rebel forces through his wealth. He would be granted an officer position by Wajia and served with rebel military supreme commander Ahmed Badrashi. He would not see combat until 1991 at the 2nd Battle Of Asawnibad, where his unit would actually perform very well and he would gain a reputation as a military leader. He would be present for the surrender of government forces in 1995 and the establishment of the modern government of Gulbistan. He would remain in the military and became Minister of Defense from 1997-1999. He would retire in 2004 and would remain dormant for another year.

Modern Political Career

In 2005 he would join the Gulbistani National Party, created by Aziz Shah-Khan. After a series of deadly insurgent attacks, Sherzai promised to bring and end to it and he became political rival to Darwish Wajia. He would run in the 2007 Gulbistani Presidential Election and win. He would start his first term leading a massive military operation in the southern half of the country, known as Sherzai's War. In 2010, the number of insurgent attacked dropped dramatically, and Sherzai began to promote economic liberalization and pro-COMSED speeches. In 2010, Gulbistan would become an economic partner of COMSED. In 2011, his support was greater than ever, but he would soon have a falling out with the GNP over foreign policy. He would create his own party, the Patriotic Front. He would win reelection under the PF and over 80% of the GNP voters and politicans would switch over to PF in the early 2010s. He would win the subsequent election and serve a third term. In 2016, a new insurgency rose in Abalistan and the PF became majority party in the Jirgas and soon in 2017 they would vote to grant emergency powers to Sherzai, cancelling elections "until the current situation was dealt with".