Mullah Fazlullah ملا فضل اللہ | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Emir of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi | |
| In office January 12, 2002 – June 14, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sufi Muhammad |
| 3rd Emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan | |
| In office November 7, 2013 – June 14, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Hakimullah Mehsud |
| Succeeded by | Noor Wali Mehsud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fazal Hayat[1] 1974 Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Died | 14 June 2018 (aged 43–44)[2][3] Marawara District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan (present-day Taliban regime) |
| Children | Muhammad Hakim, Abdul Basit (deceased) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Tnsm-flag.svg){kind=small} Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (1992–2018) &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_Tehrik-i-Taliban.svg){kind=small} Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (2007–2018) |
| Years of service | 1992–2018 |
| Rank | Emir of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi |
| Battles / wars | |
Fazal Hayat[1] (1974 – 15 June 2018), more commonly known by his pseudonym Mullah Fazlullah (Pashto/Urdu: ملا فضل اللہ),[4] was an Islamist jihadist militant who was the leader of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi, and was the leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in Swat Valley.[5][6] He became the emir of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in 2013, and presided over the descent of the group into factions who are often at war with each other. Fazlullah was designated by the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee of the Security Council in 2015,[7] and was added to the U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice wanted list on 7 March 2018.[8]
Fazlullah was killed in June 2018 by a U.S. drone strike in Kunar, Afghanistan.[9]
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- ^ "Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah 'killed in drone attack'". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Pakistani Taliban leader killed by U.S. strike, Afghan ministry says". nbcnews.com. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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- ^ "Rewards for Justice - Wanted for Terrorism - Maulana Fazlullah". rewardsforjustice.net. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah killed in U.S. Strike, official says". CBS News. 15 June 2018.