# Sherif Ali — Lord Jim character guide

> Sherif Ali in Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Sherif, Sherif

**First appearance:** 0024-xxiii

## Who they are

A fanatical Arab leader who challenges Doramin's rule in Patusan.

## Relationships

### [Jim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_jim_se/characters/jim)

_rivalry_

Sherif Ali is a local warlord whom Jim defeats in battle, establishing Jim's reputation as a leader in Patusan.

### [Jim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_jim_se/characters/jim)

_rivalry_

Sherif Ali is a local warlord whom Jim defeats in battle, establishing Jim's reputation as a leader in Patusan.

## In the story

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_jim_se/chapters/iii)

Not present in this chapter.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_jim_se/chapters/xxv)

Mentioned as a wild partisan threatening Patusan, with some Bugis youths advocating to call him in against the Rajah.

### [Chapter XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_jim_se/chapters/xxvi)

Referenced as the enemy whose impregnable camp was taken, and who thought the Bugis mad for attempting the hill assault.

### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_jim_se/chapters/xxvii)

Mentioned as the leader whose stockade was attacked; his defeat is referenced as a turning point in Jim's authority.

### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_jim_se/chapters/xxxi)

Sherif Ali's emissaries are active in the settlement, boasting and inciting violence; his last raid is referenced.

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