Saqib Haider Karbalai

Saqib Haider Karbalai
Saqib Haider Karbalai
Native name	ثاقب حیدر کربلائی
Birth name	Saqib Haider
Nickname	Haj Haider
Born	1993; Borki village, Kurram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Disappeared	4 April 2017; Hama governorate, Syria
Died	5 April 2017 (aged 23–24); Tal Turabi area, Hama governorate, Syria
Cause of death	Killed during a military offensive in Syria by the Islamic State
Place of burial	Bihshat-e-Masooma Martyrs Graveyard, Qom, Iran
Allegiance	Islamic Republic of Iran (IRGC)
Service years	2010–2017
Rank	Commander-In-Chief
Unit	Tehreek-e-Jafaria Pakistan Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (2009–2010); ; Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas (2012–2013); Liwa Fatemiyoun (2013–2014); Liwa Zainebiyoun (2014–2017);
Commands	Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (Senior Commander); Liwa Zainebiyoun (Commander-in-chief, Founder);
Known for	Known for being the founder and first commander-in-chief of Liwa Zainebiyoun
Conflicts	Sectarian violence in Pakistan 2007 Kurram Agency conflict; ; Syrian Civil War Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016); Aleppo offensive (October–November 2016); Aleppo offensive (November–December 2016); Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–2017); Palmyra offensive (2017); Hama offensive (March–April 2017) †; ;
Spouse	Unnamed cousin
Children	Taskin Zainab (daughter)

Saqib Haider Karbalai (Urdu: ثاقب حیدر کربلائی, romanized: Saaqb Haydar Karbali, Persian: ثاقب حیدر کربلایی, romanized: Saqhab Heydar Karbolayi, Arabic: ثاقب حيدر الكربلائي, romanized: Saqab Haydar al-Karbilayiy), also known as also known by the Arabic-language nickname 'Haj Haider' (Arabic: الحاج حيدر, romanized: al-Haju Haydar) in Syria, was a religious Shia Pakistani Pashtun militant from Parachinar.

He had served as a senior member in Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan, the armed wing of the Shia Islamist religio-political organization; Tehreek-e-Jafaria Pakistan. He was the founder of the Zaianbiyoun brigade, a Shia Pakistani militia which had fought in the Syrian civil war.