- Age: 74 years
- Origin: Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
- Affiliation: Founder and leader of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) and its alias Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD)
Sanctions and Terrorist Listings:
- Notified as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, on 4 September 2019
- Lashkar-e-Tayyiba is also listed as a terrorist organisation under the First Schedule to the UAPA
- Listed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on 10 December 2008
- Designated under the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee for ties with global jihadist networks
- Named in connection with other UN-listed LeT operatives:
- Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi (10 December 2008)
- Haji Muhammad Ashraf (10 December 2008)
- Mahmoud Mohammad Ahmed Bahaziq (10 December 2008)
- Arif Qasmani (29 June 2009)
- Mohammed Yahya Mujahid (29 June 2009)
- Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi (14 March 2012)
- Zafar Iqbal (14 March 2012)
Criminal Activities and Convictions:
- Mastermind and perpetrator of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks
- Involved in orchestrating multiple terror attacks on Indian soil
- Under custody in Pakistan since 12 February 2020
- Sentenced to 78 years imprisonment under seven terror financing cases
Terrorist Training and Ideology:
- Received terrorist training in Afghanistan during the 1970s and 1980s
- Closely linked to Osama bin Laden, sharing ideological alignment with the Wahhabi extremist doctrine
- Advocates for a pan-Islamic Caliphate across the Indian subcontinent
- Collaborated with Abdullah Azzam, considered the ideological forefather of modern jihadist movements
- Abdullah Azzam, a Palestinian scholar, taught at the International Islamic University, Islamabad
Designation and Bounty:
- Designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on 27 May 2008
- Reward of up to USD 10 million offered by the U.S. Rewards for Justice Programme for information leading to his arrest or conviction
- Identified by the U.S. as a key figure aiding Al-Qaida and posing significant threats to regional and global peace