Pakistani Taliban leader
Not to be confused with the Afghan Taliban leader Mullah
Dadullah .
Dadullah
Mullah Dadullah
Born Jamal Said
c. 1965Died 24 August 2012 (46-47) Cause of death NATO airstrikeNationality Pakistani
Jamal Said (c. 1965 - 24 August 2012)[ 1] better known by the nom de guerre Mullah Dadullah[ 2] and also Maulana Mohammad Jamal ,[ 3] was a senior member of the Pakistani Taliban . He was self-proclaimed Taliban leader in Pakistan 's northern Bajaur Agency .[ 4] He was killed in a NATO airstrike in the Shigal wa Sheltan District of Afghanistan 's neighbouring Kunar Province on 24 August 2012.[ 3] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] His deputy and ten Taliban fighters were also killed in the strike.[ 3]
Born in Khar, Bajaur , he received his religious education in Panjpir [ 8] and was a former prayer leader before he became a Taliban commander.[ 2] It was reported by AP that Dadullah became leader of the group after Bajur's former Pakistani Taliban leader, Maulvi Faqir Mohammed , fled to Afghanistan to avoid Pakistani army operations.[ 4] He was succeeded by Maulana Abu Bakr.[ 1] [ 9]
^ a b Mohmand, Mureeb (26 August 2012). "TTP confirms death of its Bajaur chief" . The Express Tribune . Retrieved 27 August 2012 .
^ a b Walsh, Declan (25 August 2012). "NATO Says Pakistani Militant Commander Killed in Afghanistan" . The New York Times . Islamabad. Retrieved 25 August 2012 .
^ a b c Roggio, Bill (25 August 2012). "Bajaur Taliban leader, deputy killed in airstrike in eastern Afghanistan" . Long War Journal . Retrieved 27 August 2012 .
^ a b "Senior Taliban leader among those killed in Afghanistan air strike" . The Guardian . AP. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012 .
^ "Afghan Air Strike Kills Senior Pakistani Taliban Leader" . Radio Free Europe . 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012 .
^ "ISAF Joint Command morning operational update" . ISAF Joint Command . 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012 .
^ "Taliban leader Mullah Dadullah dies in Afghanistan airstrike" . The Independent . 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012 .
^ Bergen, Peter; Tiedemann, Katherine, eds. (2013). "The Taliban in Bajaur". Talibanistan: Negotiating the Borders Between Terror, Politics, and Religion . Oxford University Press . p. 324. ISBN 9780199893096 .
^ "TTP confirms Dadullah killing, names new chief of Bajaur" . Khyber News . 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012 .