former and current leaders of taliban pakistan

5/23/2018 Former and Current Leaders of Taliban Pakistan

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FORMER AND CURRENT LEADERS OF TALIBAN PAKISTAN

Maulana Fazlullah(born 1974) nicknamed the "Radio Mullah" or "Mullah Radio", is the leader

ofTehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), a bannedPakistaniIslamic fundamentalist

militant group allied to thePakistani Taliban,that aims to enforceSharia in the country. He is

sometimes referred to as "chief" of the Swat Talibanand is the son-in-law of the TNSM's

founder,Sufi Muhammad.On 7 November 2013 he was elected by the Pakistani Taliban as its

new chief, succeedingHakimullah Mehsud who was killed in a U.S. drone strike a week prior.
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Baitullah Mehsud(19745 August 2009) was a leading militant inWaziristan,Pakistan,and

the leader of theTehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He formed the TTP from an alliance of about

five militant groups in December 2007. He is thought by U.S. military analysts to have

commanded up to 5,000 fighters and to have been behind numerous attacks in Pakistan

including theassassination of Benazir Bhutto which he and others have denied.

The Haqqani network is an Islamist insurgent group using asymmetric warfare to fight against

US-led NATO forces and the government of Afghanistan. Maulvi Jalaluddin Haqqani and his son

Sirajuddin Haqqani lead the group. The group operates on both sides of the Afghanistan-

Pakistan border, and U.S. officials believe it is based in Pakistan's Waziristan tribal frontier. The

Haqqani network is allied with the Taliban
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Maulvi Nazir (aka. Maulvi Nazir Wazir)(1975 - 2 January 2013) was a leading militant of the

Pakistani Taliban in South Waziristan.Nazir's operations were based around Wana.

He was opposed to foreign influence, particularly Uzbek and American, in Waziristan.The

Pakistani military and intelligence establishment consider Nazir to be "good Taliban" as he did

not have a particularly anti-government agenda or openly seek the overthrow of the Pakistani

state. He was killed by a U.S. drone strike on 2 January 2013

Hakimullah Mehsud (1979 1 November 2013), born Jamshed Mehsud and also known as

Zulfiqar Mehsud, was the emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He was deputy to Commander

Baitullah Mehsud and one of the leaders of the militant group Fedayeen al-Islam prior to the

elder Mehsud's death in a CIA drone missile strike.


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Qari Shakeel Ahmed Haqqani

A close associate of Omar Khalid Khorasani, he is currently the head of the TTPs political shura

and deputy chief of the TTP Mohmand.


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Wali-ur-Rehman(Wali Ur-Rehman Mehsud) (c. 1970, (Bannu)- 29 May 2013) was a senior

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander based inSouth Waziristan.Wali-ur-Rehman was

formerly a spokesman forBaitullah Mehsud,the late leader of the TTP.

Abdullah Bahar Mehsud - Deputy Chief of TTP and adviser toHakimullah Mehsud -deceased 1 November 2013.

Qari Hussain MehsudLieutenant to Baitullah Mehsud deceased 7 October 2010.

Maulvi Muhammad IftikharOne the six most senior Pakistan Taliban leaders and formerRed Mosque leaderdeceased 14 October 2011.

Mullah Dadullah - TTP commander inBajaur Agency - deceased 24 August 2012.

Maulvi Abbas Wazir - TTP Commander in Wana, South Waziristan - deceased 21 December2012.
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Wali Muhammad Mehsud (alias Toofan)In charge of fidayeen (suicide) squad and formerhead of TTP inWana.deceased 21 January 2014.

Tariq Afridi (alias Gidar) - TTP Commander inKhyber,Peshawar,Kohat,andHangu.-deceased 29 August 2012.

Maulvi Saifuddin - TTP commander inFrontier Region Bannu - deceased 19 November 2013. Asmatullah Shaheen Bhittani - Former head of the central / supreme shura (or council) -

deceased 21 January 2014.

Maulvi Farhad Uzbek - Leader ofAnsar Al-Mujahideen faction - deceased 21 January 2014. Akhunzada Aslam Farooqui - Former head of TTP inOrakzai Agency. Maulvi Malik Noor Jamal (alias Mullah Toofan)- Former chief of TTP inKurram Agency. Latif Mehsud (also known as Latifullah Mehsud) -Naib amir(deputy chief) of TTP and

commander of TTPMiranshah chapter - arrested 5 October 2013

Faqir MohammedBajaur - demoted in March 2012 from naib amir(deputy chief) to "acommon fighter"- arrested February 18, 2013
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Sufi Muhammad - Leader ofTNSM inSwat - arrested 5 June 2009

Pakistani Taliban but not allied to TTP

Hafiz Gul BahadurNorth Waziristan, Although originally credited as the TTP amir inNorth Waziristan,Gul Bahadur has more

recently been described as "pro-Pakistan" and opposed to Hakimullah. He exclusively

focuses on NATO forces in Afghanistan.

Bahawal Khan Wazir (alias Salahuddin Ayubi) -South Waziristan (Eastern Half) - SuccessorofMaulvi Nazir.

Former

Maulvi NazirSouth Waziristan (eastern half) - deceased 2 January 2013
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Qari Zainuddin MehsudSouth Waziristan;Rival ofBaitullah Mehsud eceased 23 June2009.

Adnan Rasheed - Chief of Ansar Al-Aseer (TTP's unit tasked to free militant prisoners).
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Ehsanullah Ehsanwas a spokesman for thePakistani Taliban.

In December 2011, Ehsanullah disputed that the Pakistani Taliban was negotiating a cease-fire

with thePakistani government.He asserted that the individuals negotiating that cease-fire

were doing so without the authorization of the Taliban's leadership. He was sacked on June 25,

2013
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Omar Khalidalso known as Omar Khalid Khorasaniis the commander ofTehrik-e-Taliban

Pakistan (TTP) inMohmand Agency.He is considered one of TTP's most effective and powerful

leaders in theFederally Administered Tribal Areas.His real name is Abdul Wali and belongs to

theSafi tribe.

Sheikh Maqbool (alias Shahidullah Shahid) - Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan central Spokesman and

spokesman for TTP in Orakzai Agency.
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OTHERS LEADERS

Khan Saeed

Head of the TTP in South Waziristan.

Maulvi Abu Bakr

A little known figure, he was appointed head of the TTP in Bajaur after the arrest of Faqir

Muhammad in Afghanistan. He is media-shy and maintains a very low profile.

Hafiz Saeed

Head of the TTP in Orakzai agency.

Qazi Hammad

He is the chief justice of the TTP, addressing internal disputes taken to his court.

Maulana Saleh Qassam

Editor of the TTPs monthly magazine, Ihyae Khilafat.Hasan Abdullah

Khan Said (alias Sajna Mehsud / Khalid Sajna) - Commander ofSouth Waziristan TTP.

Abdul Wali (alias Omar Khalid / Umer Khalifa)Mohmand Agency and formerlyTirah

Valley.

Asmatullah Muawiya - Leader of TTP'sPunjab faction and Junood-e-Hafsa.

Mufti Hassan Swati - New chief of TTP'sPeshawar chapter.

Mangal Bagh Afridi - Head ofLashkar-e-Islam (based inKhyber Agency)- Key ally of TTP.

Hafiz Dolat Khan (alias Hafiz Ahmed) - TTP emir ofKurram Agency.

Muhammad Arif (alias Kaka) - TTP Chief ofDarra Adam Khel,Kohat,andHangu

Maulana Gul Zaman - TTP Ameer inKhyber Agency.

Maulana Abu Bakr - Chief of TTP inBajaur Agency.

Shah Jehan - Chief of TTP inSwabi.
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SPOKE PERSONS OF TTP AND OTHER GROUPS

Current

Sheikh Maqbool (alias Shahidullah Shahid) - Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan centralSpokesman and spokesman for TTP in Orakzai Agency.

Mohammad Raees Khan Mehsud (aliasAzam Tariq / Asimullah Asim) - South Waziristan TTP(Mehsud Taliban).

Sajjad Mohmand (aliasEhsanullah Ehsan) Spokesman forMohmand Taliban. He was formerly the main spokesman of TTP but was

sacked on 9 July 2013.

Mohammmad Afridi - TTP Spokesman forDarra Adam Khel &Khyber Agency. Sirajuddin Ahmed - Spokesman for Swat TTP. Abu Baseer - Spokesman of TTP'sAnsarul Mujahideen faction. Ahmed Marwat - Spokesman ofTTP Jundullah. Abdul Rashid Lashkari - Lashkar-e-Islam Spokesman forKhyber Agency.Former

Abdul Wali (aliasMaulvi Omar)close aide to Baitullah Mehsudarrested 18 August 2009 Muslim Khanarrested 11 September 2009 Ikramullah Mohmand (alias Ikramullah Turabi / Qari Ikramullah) - Former spokesman

forMohmand Taliban- arrested 28 December 2013.

Omar Mukkaram Khurasani - Former spokesman forMohmand Taliban. Asad Sayeed (alias Dr. Asad) - Former spokesman ofMohmand Taliban. Muhammad SulemanFormer spokesman for Wana (South Waziristan) TTP.
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