Noor Wali Mehsud

Montag, 26. Juni 1978

Noor Wali Mehsud (Pashto/Urdu: مفتی نور ولی محسود‎) is a Pakistani Pashtun terrorist militant who is the 4th emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. On 22 June 2018, Mehsud was appointed as the emir of TTP after the assassination of former emir Mullah Fazlullah in a US drone strike in Afghanistan. Mehsud took power over the TTP at its weakest point since its inception, as the TTP no longer holds territory in Pakistan and has been plagued by internal divisions. Despite this, the TTP, since Mehsud's appointment appears to have been revitalized and has "grown deadlier". The US classified Mehsud as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist on 10 September 2019. In July 2020, Mehsud was included on the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committeelist by the United Nations.