Hakimullah Mehsud

Hakimullah Mehsud
حکیم اللہ محسود
Mehsud in 2008
2nd Emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
In office
22 August 2009 – 1 November 2013
Preceded byBaitullah Mehsud
Succeeded byMaulana Fazlullah
Personal details
Born
Jamshed Mehsud

c. 1978-1981
Kotkai region, South Waziristan, Pakistan
Died1 November 2013
Dande Darpa Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan
Cause of deathU.S. drone strike
RelationsQari Hussain (cousin, deceased)
Military service
Allegiance Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
Years of service2000s–2013
RankEmir of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Fedayeen al-Islam, and Jundallah
Battles/wars

Hakimullah Mehsud (Pashto/Urdu: حکیم اللہ محسود‎; c. 1978-1981 − 1 November 2013), born Jamshed Mehsud (جمشید محسود‎) and also known as Zulfiqar Mehsud (ذو الفقار محسود), was a Pakistani militant who was the second emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, elected to the post on 22 August 2009.[1] It was confirmed by TTP that he was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan on 1 November 2013.[2][3]

He had previously been 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,[4][5][6] and in TTP he had been commander in the Khyber, Kurram and Orakzai agencies of Pakistan.[4] He was described as being born about 1979 and a cousin of Qari Hussain.[4] He was known to be a young and aggressive field commander, who previously served as a driver and was very close to Baitullah Mehsud.[7] He maintained ties to al-Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and various Pakistani jihadist groups, such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, and Jaish-e-Mohammed.[8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference latimes-2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Drone strike in Pakistan kills head of Pakistan Taliban". Fox News. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Pakistan Taliban say chief Mehsud killed in drone strike". BBC. November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Hakimullah Mehsud unveils himself to media". All Voices. 29 November 2008. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Pakistan's extremists: The slide downhill". The Economist. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Baitullah's likely successor Hakimullah dies in Taliban infighting". The Times of India. 9 August 2009. Archived from the original on 9 August 2009.
  7. ^ "Pakistani Taliban Choose New Chief". The New York Times. Associated Press. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference roggio20100507 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).