Who was Abdul Rehman Makki, Lashkar terrorist linked to 26/11 attack, who died of heart attack? – The first post

Abdul Rehman Makki passed away.

Makki, a terrorist linked to the 26/11 Mumbai attack that left over 175 dead and 300 injured, was the brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed.

Makki, deputy chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba, died of a heart attack in Lahore.

He has been sick for the last few days.

But who was Makki? What do we know about him?

Let’s take a closer look:

Who was he?

Conformable Hindustan Times, Makki was born on December 10, 1954.

However, the year 1948 was recorded for Makki as an alternate year of birth.

Makki has held a variety of positions within the LeT, including head of its external relations department, member of its governing body (Shura).

He also played a role in raising funds for LeT operations, including the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, according to India today.

He was also part of the core team of Jamat-ud-Dawa and its proselytizing unit.

Indian Express described Makki as a “virtual shadow” of Saeed.

According to the paper, Makki was often seen at Saeed’s court hearings wearing a Pashtun cap.

Makki was also a constant presence at February’s Kashmir Solidarity Day rallies in Islamabad.

In 2010, Makki threatened India with “rivers of blood” if it refused to hand over Kashmir to Pakistan.

He gave a similar speech later that year.

Makki, like his brother-in-law, would use the title Hafiz – an honorific for someone who has memorized the Qur’an.

Makki would also use the title Naib Emir of the JuD.

There was a $2 million bounty on Makki’s head, but that didn’t stop him from roaming freely in Pakistan.

Makki was involved in fundraising, recruiting and radicalizing youth to violence and planning attacks in India, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir.

Makki has been involved in some of the prominent attacks on India, including the Red Fort on 22 December 2000, the attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Rampur on 1 January 2008, the 26/11 Mumbai attack, the attack on the CRPF Camp in Srinagar in February 2018, the Baramulla attack in May 2018 and the Bandipora attack in August 2018.

The LeT under Makki was also involved in the killing of a senior journalist and editor-in-chief of Rising Kashmir newspaper. Shujaat Bukhari and his two guards.

The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs said Makki oversaw the 7 May 2006 IED blast in the Odeon Theatre, RTC Cross Road, Chikkadpally Police Station, Hyderabad, injuring four people.

Makki in 2023 was classified as a global terrorist by the United Nations.

Makki was designated under paragraphs 2 and 4 of United Nations resolution 2368 (2017) for association with ISIL or Al-Qaida, involving acts such as “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing or committing acts or activities by , in connection with, under, on behalf of, or in support of, “recruiting for” or “otherwise supporting” acts or activities of” Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT).

“The Security Council Committee, pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) on ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated persons, groups, enterprises and entities approved the addition of the entry specified by below to its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to asset freezes, travel bans and the arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council Resolution 2610 (2021) and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,” the UN said, according to India today.

The designation left Makki’s assets frozen, unable to travel and facing an arms embargo.

Makki was classified as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in 2010 by the US Treasury Department.

“Treasury also took action against Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki, head of LeT’s political affairs department, for acting for or on behalf of LET,” the department said at the time Indian Express.

It added that Makki raised “about $248,000 for a LeT training camp and about $165,000 for a LeT-affiliated madrassa.”

As a result of this designation, among other consequences, all property and property interests of Makki that were subject to US jurisdiction were blocked, and US persons were generally prohibited from engaging in any dealings with Makki.

How did he die?

According to Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), Makki had been ill for the past few days and was undergoing treatment for diabetes at a private hospital in Lahore.

“Makki suffered a cardiac arrest early this morning and breathed his last in the hospital,” a JuD official said. PTI.

Makki was arrested on 15 May 2019 by the Pakistani government and was under house arrest in Lahore.

In 2020, a Pakistani court convicted Makki of terror financing and sent him to prison.

Makki had kept a low profile following his conviction.

However, according to Indian Express, Makki was later acquitted by the Lahore High Court in November 2021 of terrorism financing charges.

The Pakistan Mutahida Muslim League (PMML) said in a statement that Makki was an advocate of Pakistani ideology.

Saeed, meanwhile, has been jailed for over three decades.

He remains in Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore.

With contributions from agencies