Ghazi Baba

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'''Ghazi Baba''' also spelt as '''Gazi Baba''' (born as '''Shah Nawaz Khan'''), aslo known as '''Abu Jihadi''', '''Shahbaz Khan''', '''Saqlain''', '''Abu Hijrat'''<ref name=timesofindia></ref><ref></ref>, was a top ranking [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]] militant<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> and prime accused in the [[2001 Indian Parliament attack]] and [[2001 Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly car bombing]].<ref></ref> He served as the commander of [[Jaish-e-Mohammad]] (JeM) and chief of [[Jaish-e-Mohammad]] in India. He also served as the deputy commander of [[Harkat-ul-Ansar]], a terrorist outfit.<ref name=rediff></ref>

He was a [[Pakistani national]]. His real name was Shah Nawaz Khan.<ref name=timesofindia/> He belonged to [[Bahawalpur]] in the [[Punjab Province (Pakistan)]].<ref name=rediff/>

He was involved in two car blasts at the Army headquarters in [[Srinagar]], [[J&K]] on April 19, 2000 and December 25, 2000. He was also involved in a [[Suicide attack]] at [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] on October 1, 2001. Ghazi Baba was reported to be the mastermind behind the [[2001 Indian Parliament attack |Indian Parliament attack]] on December 13, 2001.<ref></ref>

Ghazi was also reportedly involved in the kidnapping of 6 foreigners in [[Pahalgam]], Jammu and Kashmir in 1995.<ref></ref>

In August 2003, Ghazi Baba was killed in an encounter with the [[Border Security Force]] (BSF) in [[Srinagar]].<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref>
== See also ==
* [[2001 Indian Parliament attack]]
== References ==



[[Category:2003 deaths]]
[[Category:Kashmiri militants]]
[[Category:Pakistani Islamists]]
[[Category:Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Islamic terrorism in India]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing]]
[[Category:Kashmir separatist movement]]

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