| Importance | High |
 | Affiliation | Jaish-e-Mohammed |
| Role | Commander |
 | Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alias(es) | Maulana Masood Azhar |
| Gender | Male |
| Narrative and Notes (Reliable) | Released from prison in India in 2000 in exchange for the release of 155 hostages aboard a hijacked Indian Airlines plane. Formed Jaish e-Mohammed after his release.Formerly in leadership of Harakat ul-Ansar.1 |
Sources and Notes |
| 1 U.S. State Department. 'Country Reports on Terrorism.' 2005. |
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