Mumtaz Qadri
Mumtaz Qadri | |
|---|---|
| ممتاز قادری | |
| Born | Mumtaz Hussain 1985 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Died | 29 February 2016 (aged 30–31) Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Resting place | Bara Kahu, Islamabad |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Policeman |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Motive | Victim's support for Asia Bibi |
| Conviction | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | Salmaan Taseer |
| Date | 4 January 2011 |
| Country | Pakistan |
| State | Punjab |
| Locations | Kohsar Market, Islamabad |
| Weapons | AK-47 |
| Imprisoned at | Adiala Jail (2011–2016) |
Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri (1985 – 29 February 2016), better known as Mumtaz Qadri (ⓘ, Urdu: ممتاز قادری), was a Pakistani Elite Police commando who is known for murdering Salmaan Taseer, Governor of Punjab. Qadri was a commando of the Elite Police and, at the time of the assassination, a member of the squad of personal bodyguards assigned to protect Taseer. A follower of the Barelvi version of Sunni Islam, he assassinated Taseer on 4 January 2011. He claimed to have killed the Governor because Taseer spoke in defense of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death. Qadri was convicted by the Islamabad High Court, sentenced to death and hanged in February 2016.