Amin al-Haq

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Amin al-Haq
Born

Nangarhar Province

[1]
Nationality Afghanistan[1]
Other names
  • Ameen al-Haq
  • Muhammad Amin
Known for former OBL bodyguard, member of al Qaeda's leadership

Doctor Amin al-Haq is reported to have been a former OBL bodyguard, member of al Qaeda's leadership.[2][3][4] According to Bill Roggio, of the Long War Journal, al-Haq was a senior al Qaeda commander and former leader of Osama bin Laden's bodyguards. The Bush Presidency froze his assets on October 13, 2001.[5] Al-Haq is reported to have escaped from Tora Bora with Osama bin Laden.[6]

Al-Haq was reported to have been captured in Lahore, Pakistan, in early January 2008.[7][8] Al-Haq was released from Pakistani custody in September 2011. CBS News and National Public Radio cited al-Haq's release was a trigger for challenges of Pakistan's commitment to fight terrorism.[6]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Robert Windrem. "Al-Qaida leaders, associates". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4686491/ns/world_news-hunt_for_al_qaida/t/al-qaida-leaders-associates/#.T6bxjcV2IyE. Retrieved 2012-05-06. 
  2. Bill Roggio (2011-09-21). "Pakistan frees al Qaeda commander: report". Long War Journal. http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2011/09/pakistan_frees_al_qa.php. Retrieved 2012-05-06. "Dr. Amin al Haq, who served as the security coordinator of Osama bin Laden's Black Guard, was recently released by Pakistani authorities, according to a report in the Afghan Islamic Press, a jihadist news organization based in Peshawar. Al Haq was released from Pakistani custody several weeks ago, his family members told the Afghan Islamic Press." 
  3. Bill Roggio (2011-09-29). "Amin al Haq confirmed to have been freed by Pakistan's ISI". Long War Journal. http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2011/09/amin_al_haq_confirmed_to_have.php. Retrieved 2012-05-06. "Keep in mind that al Haq is on the US' list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists and is a known member of al Qaeda. For more on al Haq, see LWJ report, Pakistan frees al Qaeda commander." 
  4. Bill Roggio (2011-09-29). "Amin al Haq confirmed to have been freed by Pakistan's ISI". Long War Journal. http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2011/09/amin_al_haq_confirmed_to_have.php. Retrieved 2012-05-06. "Keep in mind that al Haq is on the US' list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists and is a known member of al Qaeda. For more on al Haq, see LWJ report, Pakistan frees al Qaeda commander." 
  5. "Freezing Their Finances". New York Daily News. 2001-10-13. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2001-10-13/news/18355538_1_embassy-bombings-laden-al-qaeda. Retrieved 2012-08-13. "The Bush administration added 39 people and organizations yesterday to its list of suspected terrorists whose assets will be frozen."  mirror page 1 mirror page 2
  6. 6.0 6.1 Mark Memmott (2011-09). "Reports: Pakistan Has Freed Bin Laden's Former Bodyguard". National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/09/29/140915040/reports-pakistan-has-freed-bin-ladens-bodyguard. Retrieved 2012-05-06. "As CBS adds, the release "raises more questions about Pakistan's commitment to tackle Islamic militant groups which operate within parts of the nation with near impunity."" 
  7. "Senior al-Qaeda operative arrested in Pakistan". Novosti. 2008-01-07. http://en.rian.ru/world/20080107/95615893.html. Retrieved 2012-05-06. "The National newspaper cited an anonymous law enforcement source as saying that al-Haq, a leading al-Qaeda fugitive from Afghanistan and a close associate of late Afghani warlord Maulvi Younas Khalis, was arrested last week in Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province, and is being interrogated by the Pakistani police." 
  8. Bill Roggio (2008-01-06). "Report: Osama bin Laden's security coordinator captured in Pakistan". Long War Journal. http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/01/report_osama_bin_lad.php. Retrieved 2012-05-06. "A senior al Qaeda commander has been reported to have been captured in the Pakistani city of Lahore, according to a Pakistani newspaper. Dr. Amin al Haq, the security coordinator of Osama bin Laden's Black Guard, "was apprehended from Lahore couple of days back," The Nation reported, citing "credible Afghan sources.""