Fazlullah Hayat

Fazlullah Hayat
فضل اللہ حیات
2nd Emir of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi
In office
January 12, 2002 – June 14, 2018
Preceded bySufi Muhammad
3rd Emir of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
In office
November 7, 2013 – June 14, 2018
Preceded byHakimullah Mehsud
Succeeded byNoor Wali Mehsud
Personal details
Born1974 (1974)
Died14 June 2018(2018-06-14) (aged 43–44)
ChildrenMuhammad Hakim,
Abdul Basit (deceased)
Military career
Allegiance Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi
(1992–2018)
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
(2007–2018)
Service years1992–2018
RankEmir of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi
Conflicts

Fazlullah Hayat (1974 – 15 June 2018) was an Islamist jihadist militant who served as the third emir of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from 2013 until his death in 2018. He was also the leader of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi. He became the emir of the TTP in 2013, and presided over the descent of the group into factions who are often at conflict with each other.

Fazlullah was designated by the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council in 2015, and was added to the U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice wanted list on 7 March 2018. Fazlullah was killed in June 2018 by a U.S. drone strike in Kunar, Afghanistan.