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Masood Azhar

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Muhammad Masood Azhar Alvi (born 10 July or 7 August 1968) is a Pakistani militant leader, who is the founder and current leader of militant organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed, a Pakistan-based Islamic Deobandi jihadist organisation. His actions are not limited to the South Asian region; for instance, BBC News described him as "the man who brought jihad to Britain". On 1 May 2019, he was listed as an international terrorist by the United Nations Security Council. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Masood Azhar is the 19,066th most popular politician, the 176th most popular biography from Pakistan and the 59th most popular Pakistani Politician.

Masood Azhar is most famous for being the founder and leader of the militant organization Jaish-e-Mohammed, which has been involved in numerous terrorist attacks in India, particularly in Kashmir. He is also known for being designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations due to his involvement in extremist activities.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Masood Azhar ranks 19,066 out of 19,576. Before him are Asaad al-Shaibani, Heidi Heitkamp, Stephenson King, Simone Peter, Mo Mowlam, and Davor Ivo Stier. After him are Pnina Tamano-Shata, Sean Spicer, Alisa Marić, Seeman, Andreas Scheuer, and Reince Priebus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Masood Azhar ranks 919. Before him are Shin Hong-gi, Garrett Reisman, Awad Al-Anazi, Klaus Ofner, Martin Hřídel, and Michelle Visage. After him are Liu Shoubin, Yukinori Miyabe, Taras Prokhasko, Josef Pröll, Mitch Hedberg, and Bohdana Frolyak.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Masood Azhar ranks 176 out of 217. Before him are Ambika Soni (1942), Robbie Brightwell (1939), Kamila Shamsie (1973), Nalini Malani (1946), Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (1952), and Rubin Okotie (1987). After him are Prithipal Singh (1932), Rehman Malik (1951), Younis Khan (1975), Chris Anderson (1957), Asim Munir (null), and Hakimullah Mehsud (1979).

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Among POLITICIANS In Pakistan

Among politicians born in Pakistan, Masood Azhar ranks 59. Before him are Sartaj Aziz (1929), Ram Jethmalani (1923), Fahmida Mirza (1956), Shahbaz Bhatti (1968), Hina Jilani (1953), and Ambika Soni (1942). After him are Rehman Malik (1951), Sadiq Sanjrani (1970), Jahangir Khan (1963), Hina Rabbani Khar (1977), Asad Qaiser (1969), and Begum Jan (2000).

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