He was the commander-in-chief of Islamic terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed in Jammu and Kashmir. He rose to prominence in 1998 after leading an attack in the Anantnag district, during which 25 Kashmiri Pandits were killed. He had close ties with Pakistani Islamic terrorist leader Masood Azhar, who appointed him as the second-in-command of Jaish-e-Mohammed.[15]
In the 1980s, Ghazi Baba went to Afghanistan, where he fought alongside the forces of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. After the withdrawal of Russian forces and the collapse of the Najibullah regime, he returned to Pakistan.[2]
Personal life
Ghazi Baba was born in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan in an Urdu-speaking Muslim family.[3] He did his schooling in Bhawalpur.[2] His father was Rana Talib Hussain.[4]
Ghazi Baba was married to Franky, a Kashmiri woman from Safapora village and had children. He preferred cooking his own meals. He had an interest in astrology and wore three stone rings of different colors, despite being a fundamentalist Muslim.[3]
