Gangland boss Fadi Haddara shot in Melbourne's inner west

Gangland boss Fadi Haddara has been shot in Melbourne's inner west.

Multiple police and underworld sources have told the ABC that Haddara was ambushed outside his Altona North home on Marigold Avenue late this evening. 

Haddara's condition remains unclear.

Victoria Police and Ambulance Victoria have been contacted for comment.

Haddara is the head of his namesake family crime clan, who have been long-term rivals of jailed tobacco kingpin Kazem Hamad and his 313 gang, also known as The Commission.

The Haddara clan has long been suspected of being involved in Victoria's illicit tobacco trade.

Police investigating the tobacco wars last year dropped multiple gun possession and handling stolen goods charges against Fadi Haddara.

Haddara, 48, was born in Lebanon and arrived in Australia when he was six.

He dropped out of school in year 11 and worked in security before becoming a figure in Australian kickboxing, becoming both a fighter and promoter.

In 2009 his brother, Mohammed Haddara, was killed in a drive-by shooting on Fifth Avenue, just hundreds of metres away from Sunday's incident.