Hafiz Saeed
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Hafiz Muhammad Saeed (Urdu: حافظ محمد سعید, born 5 June 1950)[4] is a Pakistani Islamist,[5][6] who co-founded Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT),[7][8][9] a Pakistan-based Islamist militant organization that is designated as a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council,[10][11] India,[12] the United States,[13] the United Kingdom,[14] the European Union,[15] Australia,[16] and Russia.[17] He is listed on India's NIA Most Wanted.[18][19] In April 2012, the United States placed a bounty of US$10 million[20] on Saeed for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 civilians. While India officially supported the American move, there were protests against it in Pakistan.[21][22][23]
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حافظ سعید | |
Born | Hafiz Muhammad Saeed (1950-06-05) 5 June 1950 (age 73)[1] |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Alma mater | Post Graduation from University of the Punjab, Further studies from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Known for | Co-founding Lashkar-e-Taiba, 2008 Mumbai attacks in The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India |
Political party | Milli Muslim League |
Board member of | |
Criminal status | Incarcerated |
Children | 6 |
Relatives | Abdul Rehman Makki (brother-in-law)[3] |
Motive | To bring Islamic rule in Pakistan |
Criminal charge | Terrorism, terror financing |
Penalty | Death |
Wanted by | National Investigation Agency of India |
Date apprehended | 17 July 2019 |
Imprisoned at | Central Jail Lahore, Pakistan |
After the 2008 Mumbai attacks, he was designated by the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee of the Security Council.[24] He is also listed on the United States Department of the Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.[25]
India has demanded that Saeed be handed over into Indian custody by Pakistan; however, there is no extradition agreement between the two countries.[26] Saeed has denied ever being a leader of LeT and has said all allegations that he planned attacks in India are baseless.[27][28]
In July 2019, three months before the scheduled reviewal of Pakistan's action plan by the Financial Action Task Force, Saeed was arrested by Pakistani authorities and sentenced to an 11-year prison sentence.[29] In early April 2022, he was sentenced an additional 31 years for terror financing.[30]