Munir Shakir
Munir Shakir | |
|---|---|
| Lashkar-e-Islam Emir | |
| In office December 2004 – May 2005 | |
| Succeeded by | Mangal Bagh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mufti Munir Shakir April 4, 1969 Kurram Agency, Pakistan |
| Died | 15 March 2025 (aged 55) Ormur, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Mufti Munir Shakir (Pashto/Urdu: منیر شاکر; 4 April 1969 - 15 March 2025) was an Islamic cleric and preacher. The founder of Lashkar-e-Islam, he later became a strong critic of state oppression by Pakistan and injustices against Pashtuns. He actively participated in Pashtun Tahafuz Movement gatherings, including the Pashtun National Jirga in Khyber. In December 2024, Shakir, along with Malik Naseer Kokikhel Afridi and Mufti Kifayatullah Swati, led a delegation of the Pashtun Jirga to Kurram District to mediate a Shia–Sunni conflict between two groups of Pashtun tribes.
Shakir was killed by a bomb planted outside a Peshawar mosque on 15 March 2025.