Fazlullah (militant leader)
Fazal Hayat (1974 – 15
Mullah Fazlullah ملا فضل اللہ | |
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| 2nd Emir of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi | |
| In office January 12, 2002 – June 14, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sufi Muhammad |
| 3rd Emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan | |
| In office November 7, 2013 – June 14, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Hakimullah Mehsud |
| Succeeded by | Noor Wali Mehsud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fazal Hayat 1974 Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Died | 14 June 2018 (aged 43–44) Marawara District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan (present-day Taliban regime) |
| Children | Muhammad Hakim, Abdul Basit (deceased) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (1992–2018) Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (2007–2018) |
| Years of service | 1992–2018 |
| Rank | Emir of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi |
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June 2018),
, more commonly known by his pseudonym Mullah Fazlullah (Pashto/Urdu: ملا فضل اللہ), was an Islamist militant who was the leader of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi, and was the leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in Swat Valley. On 7 November 2013, he became the emir of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, and presided over the descent of the group into factions who are often at war with each other. Fazlullah was designated by the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee of the Security Council in 2015, and was added to the U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice wanted list on 7 March 2018. Fazlullah was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kunar, Afghanistan on 14 June 2018.
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