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Jalaluddin Haqqani

1939 - 2018

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Jalaluddin Haqqani (Pashto: جلال الدين حقاني, romanized: Jalāl al-Dīn Ḥaqqānī) (1939 – 3 September 2018) was an Afghan insurgent commander who founded the Haqqani network, an insurgent group who fought in guerilla warfare against US-led NATO forces and the former Islamic Republic of Afghanistan government that they supported. He distinguished himself as an internationally sponsored insurgent fighter in the 1980s during the Soviet–Afghan War, including in Operation Magistral. He earned U.S. praise and was called "goodness personified" by the U.S. officials. US officials have admitted that during the Soviet–Afghan War, he was a prized asset of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jalaluddin Haqqani is the 137th most popular extremist (down from 136th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 71st in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Jalaluddin Haqqani ranks 137 out of 283. Before him are Omar Abdel-Rahman, Delphine LaLaurie, Wilhelm Boger, Robert Hansen, Charles Sobhraj, and Aldrich Ames. After him are Jacques Mesrine, Eugen Weidmann, Frank Nitti, Baruch Goldstein, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Dennis Nilsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Jalaluddin Haqqani ranks 162. Before him are Yves Boisset, Elvīra Ozoliņa, Karen Black, Vladimir Menshov, Adelardo Rodríguez, and Michu Meszaros. After him are Grace Slick, Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Arkady Luxemburg, Neil Sedaka, Dick Scobee, and John Amos. Among people deceased in 2018, Jalaluddin Haqqani ranks 131. Before him are Adem Demaçi, Azeglio Vicini, Vitaliy Masol, Thorvald Stoltenberg, Harlan Ellison, and Uri Avnery. After him are Sergio Balanzino, Rachid Taha, Al Matthews, Soon-Tek Oh, Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, and Serge Dassault.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Jalaluddin Haqqani ranks 74 out of 177. Before him are Ayub Khan (1857), Abdul Ghani Baradar (1968), Sanai (1080), Al-Sijzi (945), Diodotus II (-252), and Kujula Kadphises (20). After him are Akhtar Mansour (1968), Ahmad Zahir (1946), Diodotus I (-285), Ismail Khan (1946), Gulbadan Begum (1523), and Baysunghur (1397).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Afghanistan

Among extremists born in Afghanistan, Jalaluddin Haqqani ranks 1. 

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