Abu Mansoor Asim Noor Wali Mehsud | |
|---|---|
ابو منصور عاصم نور ولی محسود | |
 Mehsud in 2018 | |
| 4th Emir of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2018[1] | |
| Preceded by | Maulana Fazlullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1978[2] Tiarza Subdivision, South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Afghan Taliban (1996–1998, 2001)  Pakistani Taliban (2003–present) |
| Years of service | 1996–1998 2001 2003–present |
| Rank | Emir of the Pakistani Taliban |
| Battles/wars | |
Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud (Pashto/Urdu: نور ولی محسود; born 26 June 1978), also known as Abu Mansoor Asim (ابو منصور عاصم), is a Pakistani Islamic scholar, cleric and jurist who is the 4th emir of the Pakistani Taliban (Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP).[3][4][5][1] On 22 June 2018, Mehsud was appointed as the emir of TTP after the assassination of former emir Mullah Fazlullah in a US drone strike in Kunar, Afghanistan.[1][2]
Mehsud took power over the TTP at its weakest point since its inception, as the TTP no longer held territory in Pakistan and had been plagued by internal divisions.[6] Despite this, the TTP, since Mehsud's appointment appears to have been revitalized and has "grown deadlier."[7][8] Mehsud has essentially steered the TTP in a new direction, sparing civilians and ordering assaults only on security and law enforcement personnel, in an attempt to rehabilitate the group's image and distance them from the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (Daesh–Khorasan) militant group's extremism.[9]
The US classified Mehsud as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist on 10 September 2019.[10] In July 2020, Mehsud was included on the ISIL and Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee list by the United Nations.[11]
- ^ a b c Ahmad, Jibran; Mehsud, Saud (23 June 2018). "Pakistani Taliban appoints new chief after previous leader killed in drone strike". reuters.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Pakistani Taliban appoints new chief after Mullah Fazlullah's death in recent US drone strike". firstpost.com. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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- ^ "Pak's TTP maintains ties with Taliban as its 6,000 terrorists still in Afghanistan: UN report". ANI. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud becomes Pakistani Taliban leader". trtworld.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "U.S. designates Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Noor Wali Mehsud as global terrorist". The Hindu. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Zahid, Farhan. "TTP's Future Under the Leadership of New Emir Noor Wali Mehsud". jamestown.org. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Islamabad bids to quell rise in Pakistani Taliban attacks". France 24. 15 November 2021.
- ^ Jha, Nikhil (18 September 2019). "US designates Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist': Who is he?". timesnownews.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Noor Wali Mehsud". United Nations.
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