Hasan Mahsum | |
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 Mahsum in 2000 | |
| Emir of the Turkistan Islamic Party | |
| In office September 1997 – 2 October 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Haq al-Turkistani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 Shule County, Kashgar, Xinjiang |
| Died | October 2, 2003 (aged 38–39) South Waziristan, Pakistan[1] |
| Occupation | Militant/religious leader |
| Hasan Mahsum | |||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 艾山·買合蘇木 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 艾山·买合苏木 | ||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||
| Uyghur | ھەسەن 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]
- ^ Joscelyn, Thomas (October 9, 2008). "Evaluating the Uighur Threat". The Long War Journal. Foundation for Defense of Democracy.
- ^ "Uyghur Separatist Denies Links to Taliban, Al-Qaeda". Radio Free Asia. 2002-01-28. Archived from the original on 2009-07-15.
- ^ "Chinese militant "shot dead"". BBC News. 2003-12-23. Retrieved 2007-01-27.