Fazal Haq Mujahid

Fazal Haq Mujahid Khaliqyar فضل الحق مجاهد خالقیار
Born	1954 Rodat Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Died	May 31, 1997 (1997-06-01) (aged 42) Peshawar, Pakistan
Cause of death	Assassination
Alma mater	Kabul University
Organization	Hezbi Islami
Religion	Islam

Fazal Haq Mujahid
Military service
Nickname(s)	Mujahid
Service/branch	Military, Civil Government
Years of service	1975-1997
Rank	Commander, Lieutenant General
Unit	Zafar brigade
Commands	Prominent Mujaheddin commander during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, Head of Nangarhar Garrison, Chairman of Eastern Zone Military Council, Iterim Interior Minister of Afghanistan.
Battles/wars	Soviet war in Afghanistan,

Fazal haq Mujahid (Pashto: فضل الحق مجاهد) son of Noorulhaq from Rodat district of Nangarhar province Afghanistan. Born in 1954 in a highly respected family of Akhunzadgan. He earned his basic education at local school in HisarShahi Village and then went for further education to city of Lashkargah in Helmand province where he got admission in Agriculture College after completing his Bacaluria he has been admitted in faculty of Agriculture at Kabul University. There he joined the organization of Muslim Students called Nuhzat Nawjawan i Musalman by invitation his friend Saranwal Ridwan from Kan village in Rodat district. After completing his graduation (at the age of 21 with high grades) he joined the Civil Government and became a Forest Director in Asadabad Kunar province in meanwhile he continued acting as active member of Islamic Movement.

Mujahid was one of the key figure in Afghan Jihad against Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan. Specially in Eastern Afghanistan. All time member of the Supreme Council and Central Executive Committee of Hizb e Islami Afghanistan, Deputy chairman of Provincial Affairs Commission of the party, Chairman of Financial Affairs of the party, Chief Mediator of party on some occasions for within party problems and problem with other factions, Commander of Zafar Brigade, The Amir of Nangarhar Province, Chairman of Party's Eastern Zone Council (Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar, Nooristan), Few times acting Amir of the Hizb e Islami, One of the Five Members of Nangarhar Shoora Supreme Council, Chairman of Eastern Zone Military Council of Eastern Council and Head of Nangarhar Garrison and once Interior Minister of Afghanistan. He was considered one of the few military commanders and political figures who were not under the direct influence of neighboring country's intelligence agency. He was also one of the few non-controversial war figures of Afghan's war history with USSR.

Relation With Sudan Government

Mujahid was considered to be one of the strongest Political and Military commander of Afghanistan. In very short time he established a strong relation with Sudan's Government. He visited Sudan few times to program and plan out the movement of Osama Bin Laden from Sudan to Afghanistan.

Links With Al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Ladin

In 1996, just prior to the Taliban conquest of Kabul, Osama bin Ladin was extradited from Sudan under the pressure from the United States He, then, chose to leave Sudan for Afghanistan and declared his decision to Sudanese authorities which was approved by them and considered in the greater interest of every side. In doing so Osama bin Ladin approached some former Jihadi commanders with whom he had had acquaintance and close contacts from the days of Jihad to smooth path for his return from Sudan to Afghanistan. The commanders contacted by him included SazNur of the Ittihad‐e Islami party, Dr. Ameen and Engineer Mahmud of Hizb‐e Islami (Khalis group), and Fazal Haq Mujahid of Hizb‐e Islami (Hekmatyar). The three above-mentioned commanders had later been mysteriously martyred with exception of Dr. Ameen, who had remained in custody of Pakistani security forces for long.^[1]

Eng Hekmatyar bids farewell to Fazal haq Mujahid.

Return Of Osama Bin Ladin To Afghanistan

Three important Nangarhar‐based commanders were apparently instrumental in bringing Osama bin Laden to Jalalabad when he was exiled from Sudan in 1996. One of these were "Fazal Haq Mujahid" of Hizb‐e Islami. Various sources linked to Al-Qaeda which are less likely to have any such qualms, tell essentially the same story. Together these accounts suggest that support from Fazal Haq Mujahid had a much more tangible effect on Usama bin Ladin’s operations leading up to 1996 than that of the aging Khalis. Bin Ladin’s arrival in Nangarhar in 1996 is a difficult puzzle to unravel. The movement was intended to be secret, and there are still many open questions about the chain of events that led him to Jalalabad. Various authors note the comments made about Bin Ladin’s movement to Afghanistan by valuable sources like Wahid Muzhda, Abu Musab al‐Suri, Abu al‐Walid al‐Masri, and Abu Jandal. These are excellent sources, but they tend to discuss different aspects of the story. This diverging focus has made it difficult to piece together the chain of events and the actors who were involved in Bin Ladin’s move from Sudan. It is known that Sudan was under enormous pressure from the United States to expel the Al‐Qaeda leader in the mid‐1990s, and when Khartoum ultimately yielded to Washington’s wishes, Bin Ladin had few options for relocation. In analyzing all of the available sources simultaneously, three people immediately stand out: the Hizb‐e Islami (Khalis) commander Engineer Mahmud, the Ittihad‐e Islami commander Haji Saz Nur, and the Hizb‐e Islami (Gulbuddin) commander Fazal Haq Mujahid. These are the individuals most frequently cited together in the primary sources for involvement in bringing Bin Ladin to Jalalabad. They flew to Sudan early in 1996, possibly under the invitation of the government in Khartoum to attend a celebration of Sudanese independence, and presented the overtures that eventually convinced Bin Ladin to come to Jalalabad later that year. Sources offer different suggestions about who met Bin Ladin when he arrived in Nangarhar, but these same three commanders are consistently associated with the Al‐Qaeda leader’s arrival and initial stay in Jalalabad.^[2]

Mujahid can be seen with Pakistan's political figure Qazi Hussain Ahmad during his visit to Afghanistan.

Fazal Haq Mujahid can be seen with Eng. Halal and other politicians that are also from across the border.

Assassination

Mujahid was assassinated on 31 May 1997 in the town of Hayatabad, Peshawar, the city of KPK, while returning from prayers. He was shot along with another companion, both were dead on the site. His dead body was later transferred to his ancestral graveyard.His assassination remains enigma, the shooters are unknown to date, many claims that he was assassinated by foreigner intelligence but till date his killers are mystery.

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