Hakimullah Mehsud
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. It was confirmed by TTP that he was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan on 1 November 2013.
Hakimullah Mehsud حکیم اللہ محسود | |
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Mehsud in 2008 | |
| 2nd Emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan | |
| In office 22 August 2009 – 1 November 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Baitullah Mehsud |
| Succeeded by | Maulana Fazlullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jamshed Mehsud c. 1978-1981 Kotkai region, South Waziristan, Pakistan |
| Died | 1 November 2013 Dande Darpa Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | U.S. drone strike |
| Relations | Qari Hussain (cousin, deceased) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan |
| Years of service | 2000s–2013 |
| Rank | Emir of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Fedayeen al-Islam, and Jundallah |
| Battles/wars | War on Terror: |
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, and in TTP he had been commander in the Khyber, Kurram and Orakzai agencies of Pakistan. He was described as being born about 1979 and a cousin of Qari Hussain. He was known to be a young and aggressive field commander, who previously served as a driver and was very close to Baitullah Mehsud. He maintained ties to al-Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and various Pakistani jihadist groups, such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, and Jaish-e-Mohammed.