Najibullah (militant leader)

Najibullah
Najibullah, date unknown[1]
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
AllegianceTaliban (1994–2012)
Fidai Mahaz (2013–present)
Years of service1994–present
RankCommander of Fidai Mahaz
Battles / wars

Najibullah (Arabic: نجیب ﷲ; born c. 1979), often referred to as Mullah Najibullah or Hajji Najibullah, and also known by the pseudonym Omar Khitab (Arabic: عمر خطاب), is an Afghan militant leader who is the head of the Taliban splinter group Fidai Mahaz in Afghanistan.[2]

  1. ^ "Why the Taliban murdered their own leader and the terrifying fallout now threatening the West". The Mirror. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ "After David Rohde's Escape, a Taliban Feud". The Nation. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2015.