Khaz'al Khan/Sheikh Khaz'al was appointed by Mozaffareddin shah / Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar in Khorramshahr, Sardar Asad Bakhtiari as the most powerful leader of Khuzestan's Bakhtiaries. He had power and authority over most regions of Khuzestan, such as Dezful, Shushtar, Izeh, even Ahvaz and Amir mojahede bakhtiari in Ramhormoz and Behbahan.