Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar

Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar
Born1967 (age 5758)
Srinagar, J&K, India
Organization(s) Al-Umar Mujahideen
Al-Umar Commando Force
Jaish-e-Mohammed
Harkat-ul-Ansar
Known forkashmiri separatism, Jihadism and founding of Al-Umar Mujahideen militant group.
kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed
Released from jail as part of the Indian Airlines flight 814 hijacking hostage deal.
Political party Hurriyat Conference
Other political
affiliations
Ikhwan-ul-Muslimeen
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (until 1990)
Criminal charge(s)Mass murder, Target killing and Kidnapping
Criminal penalty
  • Life imprisonment (for mass murder)
  • Death (for target killing and kidnapping), overturned
Criminal statusWanted by the National Investigation Agency, currently free in Pakistan

Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar (born 1967, also known as Mushtaq Latram) is a Kashmiri separatist leader and militant active in the Kashmir insurgency, and founder of the militant outfit Al-Umar Mujahideen. He spent considerable time in an Indian prison and was released in the aftermath of the Indian Airlines flight 814 hijacking. He currently lives in Pakistan.