Masood Azhar

Quick Facts

Full Name	Masood Azhar
Occupation	Terrorist
Date Of Birth	Jul 10, 1968(1968-07-10)
Age	56
Birthplace	Bahawalpur
Country	Pakistan
Birth City	Punjab
Horoscope	Cancer

Masood Azhar Biography

Masood Azhar is one of the most popular and richest Terrorist who was born on July 10, 1968 in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.

Azhar dropped out of mainstream school after class 8 and joined the Jamia Uloom Islamic school, from where he graduated out in 1989 as an alim and was soon appointed as a teacher. The madrasa was heavily involved with Harkat-ul- Ansar and Azhar was subsequently assumed under its folds, after being enrolled for a jihad-training camp at Afghanistan. Despite failing to complete the course; he joined the Soviet–Afghan War and retired after suffering injuries. Thereafter, he was chosen as the head of Harkat’s department of motivation. He was also entrusted with the editorial responsibilities for the Urdu-language magazine Sad’e Mujahidin and the Arabic-language Sawte Kashmir.

In 1993, the militant organisation Harkat-ul-Ansar was established and Masood served as its general secretary. In 1998, U.S.’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in its report stated, “HuA, an Islamic extremist organisation that Pakistan supports in its proxy war against Indian forces in Kashmir, increasingly is using terrorist tactics against Westerners and random attacks on civilians that could involve Westerners to promote its pan-Islamic agenda.” CIA also stated that Hua had abducted at least 13 persons of which 12 were from western countries in the period from early 1994 to 1998.

Masood Azhar Net Worth

Masood Azhar is one of the richest Terrorist from Pakistan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Masood Azhar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Azhar was born in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan on 10 July 1968 (although some sources list his birth date as 7 August 1968) as the third of 11 children—five sons and six daughters. Azhar’s father, Allah Bakhsh Shabbir, was the headmaster at a government-run school as well as a cleric with Deobandi leanings and his family operated a dairy and poultry farm.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Masood Azhar Dating?

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In 1999, after Masood’s release, the Harkat-ul-Ansar was proscribed by the U.S. and added to the list of banned terrorist organisations. This move forced Harkat-ul-Ansar to change its name to the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM).

Facts & Trivia

Marcus Ranked on the list of most popular Terrorist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Pakistan. Masood Azhar celebrates birthday on July 10 of every year.

Soon after the Indian parliament attack, on 29 December 2001, Masood Azhar was detained for a year by Pakistani authorities, after diplomatic pressure by India and International community, in connection with the attack but was never formally charged. The Lahore High Court ordered an end to the house arrest on 14 December 2002, much to the fury of India. Azhar was never arrested after that.

Where is Masood Azhar now?

Masood Azhar living in posh locality in Pakistan’s Bahawalpur as state guest: News channel. The news channel said in a release that Masood has two houses in Pakistan’s Bahawalpur with one located right next to the Osman-O-Ali Masjid and the National Orthopedic and General Hospital.

What did Masood Azhar do?

After an attempt to create a conglomerate of all jehadi groups failed, Azhar formed the Jaish , bringing together the Harkat cadre loyal to him. After al-Qaeda’s September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States changed the dynamics of the Kashmir militancy, the Jaish went against Pakistan’s interests in Kashmir.

When did India capture Masood Azhar?

Arrest in India In July, 1995 , six foreign tourists were kidnapped in Jammu and Kashmir. The kidnappers, referring to themselves as Al-Faran, included the release of Masood Azhar among their demands. One of the hostages managed to escape whilst another was found in a decapitated state in August.

Is Masood wanted Azhar?

Naming Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar, who are among the top 31 terrorists wanted by India , he said the Pakistan government was “fully sheltering” the people who are fanning anti-India terrorism.

Is Jaish-e-Mohammed alive?

Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have shot dead two Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists belonging to a suicide squad, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Union Territory.