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Hakimullah Mehsud

1979 - 2013

Hakimullah Mehsud

Hakimullah Mehsud (born Jamshed Mehsud; c. 1978–1981 − 1 November 2013), also known as Zulfiqar Mehsud, was a terrorist who was the second emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan from 2009 to 2013. It was confirmed by TTP that he was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan on 1 November 2013. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Hakimullah Mehsud is the 295th most popular extremist (down from 272nd in 2024), the 182nd most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 165th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Pakistani Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Hakimullah Mehsud ranks 295 out of 283. Before him are Fayez Banihammad, Ahmed al-Nami, Amy Fisher, Khalid al-Mihdhar, Ahmed al-Ghamdi, and Khader Adnan. After him are Jimmy Chérizier, Tetsuya Yamagami, Ajmal Kasab, Monster of Florence, Saeed al-Ghamdi, and Sarabjit Singh.

Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia

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Fayez Banihammad
1977 - 2001
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 289
Ahmed al-Nami
1977 - 2001
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 290
Amy Fisher
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 291
Khalid al-Mihdhar
1975 - 2001
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 292
Ahmed al-Ghamdi
1979 - 2001
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 293
Khader Adnan
1978 - 2023
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 294
Hakimullah Mehsud
1979 - 2013
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 295
Jimmy Chérizier
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 296
Tetsuya Yamagami
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 297
Ajmal Kasab
1987 - 2012
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 298
Monster of Florence
1945 - 2000
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 299
Saeed al-Ghamdi
1979 - 2001
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 300
Sarabjit Singh
1963 - 2013
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 301

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Hakimullah Mehsud ranks 893. Before him are Schwenck, Ronaldo Souza, Gloria Kemasuode, Farhad Fatkullin, Vedran Zrnić, and Xu Yunlong. After him are Alan Osório da Costa Silva, Andrew Buchan, Goran Šprem, Dario Dainelli, Slava Medvedenko, and Marcela Bovio. Among people deceased in 2013, Hakimullah Mehsud ranks 549. Before him are Lázaro Rivas, Helga Arendt, Chi Cheng, Rituparno Ghosh, Kenny Ball, and Sushmita Banerjee. After him are Besik Kudukhov, Soraya Jiménez, Rod Grams, Vince Flynn, Sarabjit Singh, and Todd Bennett.

Others Born in 1979

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Schwenck
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 887
Ronaldo Souza
MARTIAL ARTS
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 888
Gloria Kemasuode
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 889
Farhad Fatkullin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 890
Vedran Zrnić
HANDBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 891
Xu Yunlong
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 892
Hakimullah Mehsud
EXTREMIST
1979 - 2013
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 893
Alan Osório da Costa Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 894
Andrew Buchan
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 895
Goran Šprem
HANDBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 896
Dario Dainelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 897
Slava Medvedenko
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 898
Marcela Bovio
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 899