EXTREMIST
Ajmal Kasab
1987 - 2012

Ajmal Kasab
Muhammad Ajmal Amir Kasab (13 July 1987 – 21 November 2012) was a Pakistani terrorist and a member of the Islamist militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba through which he took part in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks in Maharashtra, India. Kasab, alongside fellow Lashkar-e-Taiba recruit Ismail Khan, killed 72 people during the attacks, most of them at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. Kasab was the only attacker who was apprehended alive by the police. Kasab was born in Faridkot, Pakistan and left his home in 2005, engaging in petty crime and armed robbery with a friend. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ajmal Kasab is the 277th most popular extremist (down from 274th in 2019), the 182nd most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 176th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Pakistani Extremist.
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Among EXTREMISTS
Among extremists, Ajmal Kasab ranks 277 out of 283. Before him are Beverley Allitt, Mohammed Bijeh, Waleed al-Shehri, Amy Fisher, Khader Adnan, and Hakimullah Mehsud. After him are Monster of Florence, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Omar Mateen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Omar Khadr, and Samantha Lewthwaite.
Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBeverley Allitt
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 271
Mohammed Bijeh
1982 - 2006
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 272
Waleed al-Shehri
1978 - 2001
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 273
Amy Fisher
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 274
Khader Adnan
1978 - 2023
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 275
Hakimullah Mehsud
1979 - 2013
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 276
Ajmal Kasab
1987 - 2012
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 277
Monster of Florence
1945 - 2000
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 278
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 279
Omar Mateen
1986 - 2016
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 280
Hardeep Singh Nijjar
1977 - 2023
HPI: 38.02
Rank: 281
Omar Khadr
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 282
Samantha Lewthwaite
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.16
Rank: 283
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1987, Ajmal Kasab ranks 717. Before him are Liang Wenbo, Aleksandra Wozniak, Yarisley Silva, Pelé, Ren Hayakawa, and Serge Gakpé. After him are Yūki Nagasato, Bahodir Nasimov, Yasmani Copello, Piotr Żyła, Adam Johnson, and Olcay Şahan. Among people deceased in 2012, Ajmal Kasab ranks 517. Before him are Leslie Carter, Miki Roqué, Samia Yusuf Omar, Hollie Stevens, Vigor Bovolenta, and Andrew Breitbart. After him are Jorge Andrés Boero, Mark Lenzi, Doris Singleton, Sarah Burke, Jaspal Bhatti, and Tony Greig.
Others Born in 1987
Go to all RankingsLiang Wenbo
SNOOKER
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 711
Aleksandra Wozniak
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 712
Yarisley Silva
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 713
Pelé
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 714
Ren Hayakawa
POLITICIAN
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 715
Serge Gakpé
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 716
Ajmal Kasab
EXTREMIST
1987 - 2012
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 717
Yūki Nagasato
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 718
Bahodir Nasimov
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 719
Yasmani Copello
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 720
Piotr Żyła
SKIER
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 721
Adam Johnson
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 722
Olcay Şahan
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 723
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsLeslie Carter
SINGER
1986 - 2012
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 511
Miki Roqué
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - 2012
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 512
Samia Yusuf Omar
ATHLETE
1991 - 2012
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 513
Hollie Stevens
ACTOR
1982 - 2012
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 514
Vigor Bovolenta
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1974 - 2012
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 515
Andrew Breitbart
JOURNALIST
1969 - 2012
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 516
Ajmal Kasab
EXTREMIST
1987 - 2012
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 517
Jorge Andrés Boero
RACING DRIVER
1973 - 2012
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 518
Mark Lenzi
ATHLETE
1968 - 2012
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 519
Doris Singleton
ACTOR
1919 - 2012
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 520
Sarah Burke
ATHLETE
1982 - 2012
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 521
Jaspal Bhatti
COMEDIAN
1955 - 2012
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 522
Tony Greig
CRICKETER
1946 - 2012
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 523
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Ajmal Kasab ranks 182 out of 217. Before him are Prithipal Singh (1932), Rehman Malik (1951), Younis Khan (1975), Chris Anderson (1957), Hakimullah Mehsud (1979), and Govind Nihalani (1940). After him are Usman Khawaja (1986), Jahangir Khan (1963), Wasim Akram (1966), Shahid Afridi (1980), Mohsin Hamid (1971), and Hina Rabbani Khar (1977).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsPrithipal Singh
ATHLETE
1932 - 1983
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 176
Rehman Malik
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2022
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 177
Younis Khan
CRICKETER
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 178
Chris Anderson
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 179
Hakimullah Mehsud
EXTREMIST
1979 - 2013
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 180
Govind Nihalani
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 181
Ajmal Kasab
EXTREMIST
1987 - 2012
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 182
Usman Khawaja
CRICKETER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 183
Jahangir Khan
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 184
Wasim Akram
CRICKETER
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 185
Shahid Afridi
CRICKETER
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 186
Mohsin Hamid
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 187
Hina Rabbani Khar
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 188
Among EXTREMISTS In Pakistan
Among extremists born in Pakistan, Ajmal Kasab ranks 6. Before him are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (1964), Javed Iqbal (1961), Fazlullah (1974), Baitullah Mehsud (1974), and Hakimullah Mehsud (1979).
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 1
Javed Iqbal
1961 - 2001
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 2
Fazlullah
1974 - 2018
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 3
Baitullah Mehsud
1974 - 2009
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 4
Hakimullah Mehsud
1979 - 2013
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 5
Ajmal Kasab
1987 - 2012
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 6