Akhtar Mansour
Akhtar Mohammad Mansour (1960s – 21 May 2016) was the second supreme leader of the Taliban. Succeeding the founding leader, Mullah Omar, he was the supreme leader from July 2015 to May 2016, when he was killed in a US drone strike in Balochistan, Pakistan.
Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour | |
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اختر محمد منصور | |
| Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | |
| In exile 29 July 2015 – 21 May 2016 Acting: 23 April 2013 – 29 July 2015 | |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | Mullah Omar |
| Succeeded by | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| First Deputy Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | |
| In office 24 March 2010 – 29 July 2015 | |
| Leader | Mullah Omar |
| Preceded by | Abdul Ghani Baradar |
| Succeeded by | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Second Deputy Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | |
| In office 2007 – 24 March 2010 | |
| Leader | Mullah Omar |
| Preceded by | Obaidullah Akhund |
| Succeeded by | Sirajuddin Haqqani (2015) |
| Member of the Leadership Council of Afghanistan | |
| In office May 2002 – 2007 | |
| Civil Aviation Minister of Afghanistan | |
| In office September 1996 – December 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960s Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan |
| Died | 21 May 2016 Ahmad Wal, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Drone strike |
| Resting place | Afghanistan |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Haqqania |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
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| Years of service | 1985–1992 1995–2016 |
| Rank | Supreme commander |
| Battles/wars | Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) |
United States president Barack Obama stated that Mansour was killed because he was planning attacks on US targets in Kabul. Obama hoped Mansour's death would lead to the Taliban joining a peace process.
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