Masood Azhar

Masood Azhar
Birth nameMohammad Masood Azhar Alvi
Born (1968-07-10) 10 July 1968 (age 55)
Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
AllegianceHarkat-ul-Ansar, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Jaish-e-Mohammad
RelationsAbdul Rauf Azhar (brother)

Mohammad Masood Azhar Alvi[1] (born 10 July or 7 August 1968) is a radical Islamist and terrorist,[2][3] being the founder and leader of the Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed, active mainly in the Pakistani-administered portion of the Kashmir region.[4] His actions are not limited to the South Asian region; for instance, BBC News described him as "the man who brought jihad to Britain."[5] On 1 May 2019, Masood Azhar was listed as an international terrorist by the United Nations Security Council.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Mohammad Masood Azhar Alvi". United Nations Security Council. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ Outlook Web Bureau (15 February 2019), "What Is Jaish-e-Mohammad? Who Is Masood Azhar?", Outlook India. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Masood Azhar is now a UN global terrorist: Know what it means". Economic Times.
  4. ^ "The astonishing rise of Jaish-e-Mohammed: It's bad news for Kashmir, India and Pakistan". FirstPost. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Masood Azhar: The man who brought jihad to Britain" (5 April 2016), BBC News. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

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