Abdul Rauf Azhar
Abdul Rauf Azhar Alvi | |
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| Born | 1974 Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Allegiance | Jaish-e-Mohammed Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami |
| Rank | Supreme Commander of Jaish-e-Mohammed |
| Battles / wars | |
| Relations | Masood Azhar (brother) |
Abdul Rauf Azhar Alvi (born 1974) is a Pakistani militant, the supreme commander of the jihadist Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and one of the brothers of JeM founder Masood Azhar. He took command of JeM on 21 April 2007, and is listed on the NIA Most Wanted.
He has been charged in multiple terrorist attacks in India including the 1995 kidnapping of western tourists in Kashmir, 2016 Pathankot attack, 2016 Uri attack and the 2019 Pulwama attack.