Hasan Mahsum

Organization founder

1964 – 2003

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Who was Hasan Mahsum?

Hasan Mahsum, also known as Abu-Muhammad al-Turkestani and Ashan Sumut, was the founder and leader of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, considered an Islamic terrorist organization by China and the US and suspected of having ties with Al Qaeda. He was shot dead in a counter-terrorism operation on October 2, 2003 by the Pakistani Army.

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Born
1964
Shule County
Died
Oct 2, 2003
South Waziristan

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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