Private Life
Sloan has been married three times. Sloan's second wife, Honzagool, was a native of Chitral and together they had a daughter named Shamema. Sloan and Honzagool soon separated and Sloan left New York for Virginia with Shamema, leaving Shamema in the care of a Virginia couple, while Honzagool returned to Chitral. Sloan was subsequently locked into a now-moot child custody struggle, which lasted several years, with that Virginia couple over that same daughter. On September 5, 1991, Sloan attempted to leave the USA with Shamema and he was arrested. Sloan was convicted of attempted abduction of Shamema, a felony, for which he spent 18 months in state prison.
Sloan converted to Islam and changed his name to Haji Mohammed Ismail Sloan.
Sloan tied for the lead in the World Championship of Chinese Chess. He also won the Silver Medal in Senior Division (of two entries) at the World Memory Championship in Guangzhou, China.
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