Pakistan hakimullah mehsud biography
- A Pakistani militant who was the second emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, elected to the post on 22 August 2009.
- Hakimullah Mehsud, born Jamshed Mehsud and also known as Zulfiqar Mehsud, was a Pakistani militant who was the second emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, elected to the post on 22 August 2009.
- Mehsud was born near the town of Jandola in South Waziristan around 1980 and went to a small village school in Hangu District.
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Hakimullah Mehsud
Second emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (2009-2013)
Hakimullah Mehsud (Pashto/Urdu: حکیم اللہ محسود; c. 1978-1981 − 1 November 2013), born Jamshed Mehsud (جمشید محسود) and also known as Zulfiqar Mehsud (ذو الفقار محسود), was a Pakistani militant who was the second emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, elected to the post on 22 August 2009.[1] It was confirmed by TTP that he was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan on 1 November 2013.[2][3]
He had previously been deputy to commander Baitullah Mehsud and one of the leaders of the militant group Fedayeen al-Islam prior to the elder Mehsud's death in a CIA drone missile strike,[4][5][6] and in TTP he had been commander in the Khyber, Kurram and Orakzai agencies of Pakistan.[4] He was described as being born about 1979 and a cousin of Qari Hussain.[4] He was known to be a young and aggressive field commander, who previously served as a driver and was very close to Baitullah Mehsud.[7] He maintain
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Profile: Hakimullah Mehsud
Hakimullah Mehsud is believed to be in his late 20s |
Hakimullah Mehsud, the Pakistani Taliban leader, came to prominence in 2007 after a number of spectacular raids against Pakistan's army.
At that time he was one of several commanders under Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, who was killed in a US drone strike in early August 2009.
The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan recalls meeting Hakimullah - a nom de guerre he assumed replacing his birth name Zulfiqar - in South Waziristan in October 2007, just after he was appointed Baitullah's chief spokesman.
His audacious capture of 300 Pakistani soldiers had led to our correspondent travelling to meet the kidnapped troops.
Still only 28 at the time, Hakimullah Mehsud was clearly someone to be reckoned with, our correspondent recalls. Despite his pleasant demeanour and smile, danger radiated from him.
The kidnapping incident added to his prestige and Pakistan's government eventually released several high-profile militants in line with Taliban demands.
There have been several claims of his
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