Mawlawi Aslam Farooqi
Mawlawi Aslam Farooqi | |
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مولوي اسلم فاروقي | |
Unconfirmed photo of Farooqi | |
| 6th Wali of ISIS – Khorasan Province | |
| In office April 2019 – 4 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Omar al-Khorasani |
| Succeeded by | Shahab al-Muhajir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 Kalaya, Orakzai Agency, Pakistan |
| Died | 16 January 2022 (aged 51) Afghanistan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Sipah-e-Sahaba (1999–2007) Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Lashkar-e-Taiba ISIS– Khorasan Province |
Mawlawi Aslam Farooqi (born 1971 – 16 January 2022), also referred to as Mullah Aslam Farooqi and Akhundzada Aslam Farooqi, and whose true name is Abdullah Orakzai, was an Islamist-jihadist militant from Pakistan who was a Sipah-e-Sahabah and Pakistani Taliban commander, and the fourth head (wali) of the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISIS–K).