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
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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