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Baitullah Mehsud

1974 - 2009

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Baitullah Mehsud (c. 1970 – 5 August 2009) was a Pakistani militant. He was one of the founders and a leader of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) in Waziristan. He formed the TTP from an alliance of about five militant groups in December 2007. He is thought by U.S. military analysts to have commanded up to 5,000 fighters and to have been behind numerous attacks in Pakistan including the assassination of Benazir Bhutto which he and others have denied. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Baitullah Mehsud is the 278th most popular extremist (down from 257th in 2024), the 163rd most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 125th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Pakistani Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Baitullah Mehsud ranks 278 out of 283. Before him are Wail al-Shehri, Atefeh Sahaaleh, Aliaskhab Kebekov, James Holmes, Colin Pitchfork, and Mohand al-Shehri. After him are Nawaf al-Hazmi, Seung-Hui Cho, Hamza al-Ghamdi, Satam al-Suqami, Nasir al-Wuhayshi, and Beverley Allitt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Baitullah Mehsud ranks 693. Before him are Gábor Babos, Arsi Harju, Géza Imre, Lulzim Basha, Diego Gutiérrez, and Ivri Lider. After him are Kaori Mizuhashi, Josie Ho, Roman Berezovsky, Oka Nikolov, Kenneth Mitchell, and Yang Chen. Among people deceased in 2009, Baitullah Mehsud ranks 420. Before him are Bina Rai, Cahal Daly, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Eluana Englaro, Jane Bryan, and Gale Storm. After him are John Mortimer, Anastasia Baburova, Mark Leduc, Vic Crowe, Shakti Samanta, and Giovanni Parisi.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud ranks 163 out of 217. Before him are Imran Abbas (1977), Abida Parveen (1954), Nazia Hassan (1965), Yash Pal (1926), Salma Agha (1956), and Shahbaz Bhatti (1968). After him are Iqbal Theba (1963), Hussain Shah (1964), Chetan Anand (1915), Googie Withers (1917), Zia Mohyeddin (1931), and Hina Jilani (1953).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Pakistan

Among extremists born in Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud ranks 4. Before him are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (1964), Javed Iqbal (1961), and Fazlullah (1974). After him are Hakimullah Mehsud (1979), and Ajmal Kasab (1987).

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