Mohammed Ibrahim

Who was Mohammed Ibrahim?

Mohammed Ibrahim was an Afghan who rose to a leadership role in the Taliban, but renounced the Taliban in 2006.

Accounts differ as to the role Ibrahim played in the Taliban's resistance to Afghanistan's new government. Ibrahim claimed he had last fought in Afghanistan in 2001, and had then moved to Pakistan. Afghan and American spokesmen said they believed he had been masterminding attacks until shortly before his apprehension.

Ibrahim claimed he was on his way to surrender, to take advantage of an amnesty program called "Peace through strength". Ibrahim was seriously ill with liver disease when he was apprehended. Canadian news sources report that conversations with Lieutenant Colonel Ian Hope, while he received Canadian medical treatment, played a role in his renunciation of the Taliban.

Ibrahim succumbed to his liver disease on July 5, 2006.