Nek Muhammad Wazir

Nek Muhammad Wazir
نیک محمد وزیر
Leader of the Pakistani Taliban
In office
c. 2003 – 18 June 2004
Succeeded byBaitullah Mehsud
Personal details
Born1975
Kalosha, South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Died18 June 2004
South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Military service
Allegiance Afghan Taliban
(1995–2001)
Pakistani Taliban
(2001–2004)
Years of serviceEarly 1990s–2004
RankLeader of the Pakistani Taliban
Battles/wars

Nek Muhammad Wazir (Pashto/Urdu: نیک محمد وزیر‎, also Nek Mohammed; 1975 – (2004-06-18)18 June 2004) was a prominent Pakistani mujahideen or jihadi leader.[1][2][3] He was killed in a US drone strike in South Waziristan, FATA, Pakistan in 2004.[4] This was the first CIA drone strike inside Pakistan.[4][5]

  1. ^ Rahimullah Yusufzai (18 June 2004). "Profile: Nek Mohammed". BBC News. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  2. ^ M. Ilyas Khan (19 April 2004). "Profile of Nek Mohammad". Dawn News. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Return of the Taliban: Nek Mohammed". PBS Frontline. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Drone strikes rise to one every four days". The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ A Secret Deal on Drones, Sealed in Blood 6 April 2013 New York Times. Retrieved 21 April 2013.