Amir Hamza (Lashkar-e-Taiba)

Amir Hamza
Born 05 (1959) (age 57)
Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistan
Other names Maulana Ameer Hamza
Occupation Islamic fundamendalist
Known for co-founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba

Amir Hamza is the nomme de guerre of one of the founders of the Islamic militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba.[1][2] The United States Treasury classifies Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as a terrorist group. They have specifically listed Amir Hamza as a terrorist who they argue should be the target of International sanctions.

LeT infiltrates fighters into the portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir territory that is occupied by India.[1] Hamza is believed to sit on its Central Committee. He is said to have negotiated for the release of other leaders, and to have led LeT's campaigns for charitable donations, and to have been the founding editor of LeT's official publication.

In 2002 Hamza published "Qalifa Da'wat aur Shafadat" (Caravan of Proselytizing and Martydom).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Treasury Designates Lashkar-E Tayyiba Leadership: Actions Target Eight Individuals Responsible for Military, Communication, and Financial Operations". Washington DC: United States Treasury. 2012-08-30. As of 2011, Amir Hamza, a member of LET's central advisory committee, actively maintained LET's relationships with other groups under the direction of LET emir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed. Hamza has led an LET-associated charity and, as of 2010, was also an officer and member of an LET university trust that was led by Saeed.
  2. ↑ "xx". Retrieved 2016-01. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ↑ Humeira Iqtidar (2011). "Secularizing Islamists". University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226384689. Retrieved 2016-01-24.


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