Zakir Rashid Bhat
Zakir Rashid Bhat | |
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Zakir Rashid Bhat | |
| Founder and 1st Ameer of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind | |
| In office 27 July 2017 – 24 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Hameed Lelhari |
| Field operational Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen | |
| In office 9 July 2016 – 13 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Burhan Wani |
| Succeeded by | Riyaz Naikoo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1994 Noorpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Died | 24 May 2019 Dadasara, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Cause of death | Encounter |
| Education | B.Tech |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Religion | Islam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
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| Branch/service | Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind. (2017-2019) |
| Activity years | 2013–2019 |
| Rank | Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen (2016–2017) Commander in chief Emir of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (2017–2019) |
| Battles/wars | |
Zakir Rashid Bhat (also known as Zakir Musa) was the commander of Hizbul Mujahideen after the killing of Burhan Wani and Sabzar Bhat, who were the former commanders of the same outfit. He later became the chief of the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.