Dadullah (Pakistani Taliban)

Not to be confused with the Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Dadullah.

Jamal Said (c. 1965 - 24 August 2012)^[1] better known by the nom de guerre Mullah Dadullah^[2] and also Maulana Mohammad Jamal,^[3] was a senior member of the Pakistani Taliban. He was self-proclaimed Taliban leader in Pakistan's northern Bajaur Agency.^[4] He was killed in a NATO airstrike in the Shigal wa Sheltan District of Afghanistan's neighbouring Kunar Province on 24 August 2012.^[3][5][6][7] His deputy and ten Taliban fighters were also killed in the strike.^[3]

Dadullah
Mullah Dadullah
Born	Jamal Said c. 1965
Died	24 August 2012 (46-47) Shaigal Aw Shiltan District, Afghanistan
Cause of death	NATO airstrike
Nationality	Pakistani

Born in Khar, Bajaur, he received his religious education in Panjpir^[8] and was a former prayer leader before he became a Taliban commander.^[2] It was reported by AP that Dadullah became leader of the group after Bajur's former Pakistani Taliban leader, Maulvi Faqir Mohammed, fled to Afghanistan to avoid Pakistani army operations.^[4] He was succeeded by Maulana Abu Bakr.^[1][9]