Zakir Rashid Bhat

Zakir Rashid Bhat
Founder and 1st Ameer of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind
In office
27 July 2017 – 24 May 2019
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHameed Lelhari[1]
Field operational Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen
In office
9 July 2016 – 13 May 2017
Preceded byBurhan Wani
Succeeded byRiyaz Naikoo
Personal details
Born
Zakir Rashid Bhat

25 July 1994[2]
Noorpora, J&K, India
Died24 May 2019[2]
Dadasara, J&K, India
Cause of deathEncounter
EducationB.Tech
OccupationEngineer[2]
Religion Islam
OrganisationKashmir Muslim Conference
PartyKashmir Hurriyat Party
MovementJamaat-e-Islami Kashmir
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.[3][4]
(2017-2019)
Activity years2013–2019
RankCommander of Hizbul Mujahideen (2016–2017)
Commander in chief Emir of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (2017–2019)
Battles/wars
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Zakir Rashid Bhat (also known as Zakir Musa) was the commander of Hizbul Mujahideen after the killing of Burhan Wani and Sabzar Bhat, who were the former commanders of the same outfit. He later became the chief of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.[3][2]

  1. ^ Ashraf Wani (23 October 2019). "J&K: Zakir Musa's successor killed in Awantipora encounter". India Today. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Aarti Tikoo Singh (14 May 2017). "From engineering dropout to militant: Story of Hizbul militant who quit outfit". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference bbc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Terrorists in Kashmir: Army releases list of 12 most wanted terrorists in Kashmir Valley - India News". The Times of India. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

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