Fazlur Rehman Khalil

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Fazlur Rehman Khalil
فضل الرحمن خليل
Born1963 (age 60–61)
NationalityPakistani
Alma materJamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
Political partyHarkat-ul-Mujahideen

Fazal ur Rehman Khalil (

Talibans and Prime Minister Imran Khan.[3]

He was sanctioned as a

qari born in 1963 in Pakistan with addresses in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.[4]

Early life and jihad in Afghanistan

Born into a

Yunus Khalis as well meeting Osama bin Laden, who would become a long-time friend.[6]

Militant activities in Pakistan

Fazal ur Rehman cofounded

He stepped down as emir of HuM in February 2000 and his second-in-command, Farooq Kashmiri, assumed leadership of the group.[9][10]

In May 2004, Pakistani authorities arrested Fazal ur Rehman. After six months he was released due to lack of evidence. After

Al Qaeda camp run by Fazal ur Rehman, he went into hiding.[11][12]

In March 2006, eight assailants dragged Fazal ur Rehman and his driver from a mosque in Tarnol, about three miles northwest of Islamabad. He was held for five hours, beaten and left in front of a mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad.[13]

At the behest of the Musharraf government in 2007, Fazal ur Rehman was among a group of clerics who attempted to negotiate an end to the Red Mosque standoff.[8][14]

References

  1. ^ a b Hasan, Syed Shoaib (2012-02-20). "Resurgence of Pakistan's religious right". BBC News. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  2. ^ Azeem, Munawer (7 April 2014). "TTP getting active support from seminaries in twin cities: report". Dawn News.
  3. ^ Kaswar Klasra (4 November 2018), "After murder of Pakistan’s Sami ul-Haq, who can build bridges with the Taliban?", Al Arabiya. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. ^ "KHALIL, Fazl-ur Rehman". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  5. ^ Dr Farhan Zahid, "A profile of Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami (HUJI), movement of Islamic holy warriors" in Foreign Analysis N°3 / April 2014
  6. ^ Zahid Hussain, Frontline Pakistan: The Path to Catastrophe And the Killing of Benazir Bhutto, Penguin Books India, 2008, p. 71
  7. ^ "A Profile of Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami (HuJI), Movement of Islamic Holy Warriors". CF2R. 2014-04-01. Archived from the original on 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  8. ^ a b Gall, Carlotta; Pir Zubair Shah; Eric Schmitt (2011-06-23). "Seized Phone Offers Clues to Bin Laden's Pakistani Links". The New York Times. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  9. ^ "Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities". www.un.org. United Nations. 2011-10-07. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  10. ^ "In the Spotlight: Harakat ul-Mujaheddin (HuM)". www.cdi.org. Center for Defense Information. 2002-07-09. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  11. ^ "Terrorist Organization Member Profile: Fazlur Rehman Khalil". National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism - University of Maryland. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  12. ^ Imran, Mohammad (2005-06-13). "Fazlur Rehman Khalil goes underground". The Daily Times. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  13. ^ Zaidi, Mubashir; Paul Watson (2006-03-30). "Pakistani Militant Leader Is Beaten". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  14. ^ "Emergence of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen". The Express Tribune. 2011-06-25. Retrieved February 22, 2012.