Fazlullah (militant leader)

Mullah Fazlullah
ملا فضل اللہ
2nd Emir of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi
In office
January 12, 2002 – June 14, 2018
Preceded bySufi Muhammad
3rd Emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
In office
November 7, 2013 – June 14, 2018
Preceded byHakimullah Mehsud
Succeeded byNoor Wali Mehsud
Personal details
Born
Fazal Hayat[1]

1974 (1974)
Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Died14 June 2018(2018-06-14) (aged 43–44)[2][3]
Marawara District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan (present-day Taliban regime)
ChildrenMuhammad Hakim,
Abdul Basit (deceased)
Military career
Allegiance Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi
(1992–2018)
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
(2007–2018)
Years of service1992–2018
RankEmir of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi
Battles/wars

Fazal Hayat[1] (1974 – 15 June 2018), more commonly known by his pseudonym Mullah Fazlullah (Pashto/Urdu: ملا فضل اللہ),[4] was an Islamist jihadist militant who was the leader of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi, and was the leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in Swat Valley.[5][6] On 7 November 2013, he became the emir of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, and presided over the descent of the group into factions who are often at war with each other. Fazlullah was designated by the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee of the Security Council in 2015,[7] and was added to the U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice wanted list on 7 March 2018.[8] Fazlullah was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kunar, Afghanistan on 14 June 2018.[9]

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  2. ^ "Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah 'killed in drone attack'". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Pakistani Taliban leader killed by U.S. strike, Afghan ministry says". nbcnews.com. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. ^ King, Laura (24 February 2009). "Confusion hangs over Pakistan's pact with Taliban". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
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  7. ^ "AQ Sanctions List". un.org.
  8. ^ "Rewards for Justice - Wanted for Terrorism - Maulana Fazlullah". rewardsforjustice.net. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Pakistan Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah killed in U.S. Strike, official says". CBS News. 15 June 2018.

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