Hasan Mahsum

Hasan Mahsum
Emir of the Turkistan Islamic Party
In office
September 1997 – 2 October 2003
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAbdul Haq al-Turkistani
Personal details
Born1964
Shule County, Kashgar, Xinjiang
Died(2003-10-02)October 2, 2003 (aged 38–39)
South Waziristan, Pakistan[1]
OccupationMilitant/religious leader
Hasan Mahsum
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese艾山·買合蘇木
Simplified Chinese艾山·买合苏木
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÀishān Mǎihésūmù
Uyghur name
Uyghurھەسەن مەخسۇم
Hesen Mexsum

Hasan Mahsum (or Hassan Makhdum), also known as Abu-Muhammad al-Turkestani and Ashan Sumut, was an Uyghur militant who was the leader of the Turkistan Islamic Party, an Islamic extremist group suspected of having ties with Al Qaeda.[2] He was shot dead in a counter-terrorism operation on October 2, 2003 by the Pakistani Army.[3]

  1. ^ Joscelyn, Thomas (October 9, 2008). "Evaluating the Uighur Threat". The Long War Journal. Foundation for Defense of Democracy.
  2. ^ "Uyghur Separatist Denies Links to Taliban, Al-Qaeda". Radio Free Asia. 2002-01-28. Archived from the original on 2009-07-15.
  3. ^ "Chinese militant "shot dead"". BBC News. 2003-12-23. Retrieved 2007-01-27.

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