COMMANDER // 1964–2003
Hasan Mahsum
Lifespan
1964 – 2003
Active service 2001 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 37.
Profile
Hasan Mahsum, also known as Abu Muhammad al-Turkistani and Ashan Sumut, was an Uyghur militant who was the leader of the Turkistan Islamic Party, an Islamic extremist group suspected of having ties with Al Qaeda. He was shot dead in a counter-terrorism operation on October 2, 2003 by the Pakistani Army.
Battles (1)
2001
Tora BoraAfghanistan War · Al-Qaeda