Sher Ali Afridi
Sher Ali Afridi | |
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Sher Ali Afridi, photograph taken after he killed Lord Mayo | |
| Born | |
| Died | 11 March 1872 |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Occupation(s) | Cavalry trooper and policeman in Peshawar Convicted criminal |
| Known for | Assassination of Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, the Viceroy of India (1869–72). |
Sher Ali Afridi (died 11 March 1872) was the assassin of the Viceroy of British India, Lord Mayo whom he killed on 8 February 1872.
An Indian soldier of Pashtun background, he was convicted of murder and imprisoned at the penal colony of Port Blair, Andaman Islands. He is known for assassinating the Viceroy of India in 1872. The British sources described him as a "fearless soldier and one who would have been selected for any service of danger".