Ustad Ahmad Farooq (terrorist)

Ustad Ahmad Farooq (language/Urdu: استاد احمد فاروق‎; c. 1979–1981 − 15 January 2015), born Raja Muhammad Salman (راجہ محمد سلمان‎) was a Pakistani Islamist jihadi^[1] who served as the deputy Emir of Al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent,^[2] as well as Al-Qaeda's chief media person in Pakistan. It is believed he played a vital role in establishing Al-Qaeda in Pakistan after the September 11 attacks.^[3]^[4]

^ Foundation, Jamestown (2021-01-29). "The Jihadists' War in Pakistan after the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Lessons from Al-Qaeda's Assassination of Benazir Bhutto; Terrorism Monitor Volume: 19 Issue: 2". Retrieved 2022-06-07.
^ Khan, Tahir (12 April 2015). "Death from above: Unmanned war dents al Qaeda's S Asia franchise". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ Sayed, Abdul (29 January 2021). "The Jihadists' War in Pakistan after the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Lessons from Al-Qaeda's Assassination of Benazir Bhutto". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ Mir, Amir. "New Al Qaeda leader Shinwari backs terrorism in J&K". Rediff. Retrieved 2022-12-16.

[1] Foundation, Jamestown (2021-01-29). "The Jihadists' War in Pakistan after the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Lessons from Al-Qaeda's Assassination of Benazir Bhutto; Terrorism Monitor Volume: 19 Issue: 2". Retrieved 2022-06-07.

[TrPK-2] Khan, Tahir (12 April 2015). "Death from above: Unmanned war dents al Qaeda's S Asia franchise". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[3] Sayed, Abdul (29 January 2021). "The Jihadists' War in Pakistan after the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Lessons from Al-Qaeda's Assassination of Benazir Bhutto". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[4] Mir, Amir. "New Al Qaeda leader Shinwari backs terrorism in J&K". Rediff. Retrieved 2022-12-16.

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