Asadullah Jan

Asadullah Jan is a citizen of Pakistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 47. Joint Task Force -- Guantanamo analysts estimate he was born in 1981. However, he says he was only sixteen when he was captured in 2001.

Asadullah Jan
BornSwahbi, Pakistan
CitizenshipPakistan
Detained at Guantanamo
Other name(s) Asad Ullah
ISN47
Charge(s)No charge (held in extrajudicial detention)
StatusRepatriated 16 July 2003

Joint Task Force Guantanamo analysts assert he is a citizen of Pakistan. He said he was a child of Afghan refugees, who was born in Pakistan.

Joint Task Force Guantanamo analysts assert his name was "Asad Ullah". However, in interviews with reporters with the McClatchy News Service in 2008, he said his name was "Asadullah Jan".

He was repatriated July 16, 2003.

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