Jalaluddin Haqqani
Jalaluddin Haqqani ( Pashtun جلال الدين حقاني DMG Ǧalāl ud-Dīn Ḥaqqānī ; Persian جلالالدین حقانی; born 1939 ; died September 3, 2018 ) was an Afghan Islamist and the leader of the Haqqani network .
Life
He was a Pashtun , active in the armed struggle in the early 1970s, was received by Ronald Reagan and later had close ties with both al-Qaeda and Pakistan's secret service . He was Justice Minister of the Islamic State of Afghanistan , which officially existed from 1992 to 2001, and is said to have been the second most important figure in the Taliban after Mohammed Omar .
In September 2018, his family confirmed his death to journalists after a prolonged, unspecified illness. He is said to have been succeeded by his son Siradschuddin Haqqani .
literature
- Vahid Brown, Don Rassler: Fountainhead of Jihad: The Haqquani Nexus 1973–2012 . Oxford University Press, 2013, p. 28, Google Books
Individual evidence
- ↑ Taliban report the death of the Islamist leader Hakkani . Süddeutsche Zeitung, September 4, 2018.
- ↑ Walter Mayr: Little Kings at the Khyber Pass . In: Der Spiegel . No. 45 , 2001, p. 164 ( online ).
- ↑ Several German Islamists killed. In: taz . October 6, 2010, accessed October 6, 2010 .
- ^ Abdullah Qazi: Biography of Jalaluddin Haqqani. September 18, 2008.
- ^ Afghan Taliban announce death of Haqqani network founder . In: AFP.com . ( afp.com [accessed September 5, 2018]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haqqani, Jalaluddin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Afghan Islamist and rebel leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1939 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd September 2018 |