Abdolmalek Rigi | |
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Nickname(s) | Abdolmalek |
Born | c. 1979[1] Sistan and Balochistan Province, Iran |
Died | Evin Prison, Tehran[2] | 20 June 2010 (aged 31)
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Buried | |
Allegiance | Jundallah (Soldiers of God) |
Years of service | 1998–2010 |
Rank | Commander-in-chief |
Battles / wars | 2005 Attack on Iranian President 2007 Tasooki Attack 2007 Zahedan bombing Chah Bahar kidnappings Saravan bombing Saravan ambush 2009 Pishin bombing |
Abdolmalek Rigi (/ɑːbdəlmɑːˈlɛk ˈriːɡi/ ahb-dəl-mah-LEK REE-ghee; also spelt Abdul-Malek Rigi or Abdulmalik Rigi) (Balochi: عبدالمالک ریگی) (c. 1979 – 20 June 2010) was an Iranian Baloch militant who was the leader of Jundallah, a Sunni Islamist militant group based in the Sistan and Balochistan Province in southeastern Iran. In 2010, he was captured and executed by the Iranian government.