Amir Hamza is the

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of a veteran of the

Afghan Jihad ''Mujahideen'', or ''Mujahidin'' ( ar, مُجَاهِدِين, mujāhidīn), is the plural form of ''mujahid'' ( ar, مجاهد, mujāhid, strugglers or strivers or justice, right conduct, Godly rule, etc. doers of jihād), an Arabic term t ...

and one of the founders of the

Islamic militant ''Mujahideen'', or ''Mujahidin'' ( ar, مُجَاهِدِين, mujāhidīn), is the plural form of ''mujahid'' ( ar, مجاهد, mujāhid, strugglers or strivers or justice, right conduct, Godly rule, etc. doers of jihād), an Arabic term th ...

group

Lashkar-e-Taiba Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT; ur, ; literally ''Army of the Good'', translated as ''Army of the Righteous'', or ''Army of the Pure'' and alternatively spelled as ''Lashkar-e-Tayyiba'', ''Lashkar-e-Toiba'', ''Lashkar-i-Taiba'', ''Lashkar-i-Tayyeba'') ...

. Described as "a fiery speaker and a prolific writer", he's also considered to be "the top LeT ideologue." The

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classifies Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as a terrorist group. They have specifically listed Amir Hamza as a terrorist who they argue should be the target of International sanctions. LeT infiltrates fighters into the portion of the disputed

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territory that is occupied by India. Hamza is believed to sit on its Central Committee. He is said to have negotiated for the release of other leaders, and to have led LeT's campaigns for charitable donations, and to have been the founding editor of LeT's official publication. In 2002 Hamza published ''Qafila Da'wat aur Shahadat'' (Caravan of Proselytizing and Martydom).

Books

The head of LeT's publications division and the editor of many of its periodicals (like the monthly magazine ''Mujallah ad-Dawah''), he's the author of the following books, among others:Samina Yasmin, ''Jihad and Dawah: Evolving Narratives of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jamat Ud Dawah'', Oxford University Press (2017), pp. 270-271 *''Toor-e-Khan Se Koh-e-Qaaf Tak—Roos Ke Taaqub Mein'' (From Torkhum to the

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—Hotly Pursuing

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) *''Shahrah-e-Bahisht'' (The Road to Paradise) *''Afghanistan Ki Chuttiyo Par—Qafla Dawat o Jihad'' (On the Mountain Tops of Afghanistan—The Caravans of Call and Jihad). *''Mainey

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Se Pucha Qur’an Kyun Jaley ?'' (I Asked the Bible Why the Qurans were Set Alight) *''Hindu Ka Hamdard'' (Hindu's Well Wisher) *''Kashmiri Aurat Aur Amrika'' (Kashmiri Woman and America) *'' Khomeini Aur Kamal Ataturk Kay

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Mein Main Ney Kiya Dekha'' (What Did I See in Khomeini and Kemal Atatürk's Iran and Turkey?) *''Mazhabi Wa Siyasi Bavay'' (Religious and Political Leaders) *''Rawayyee Meray Hazoor Kay'' (My Prophet's Behaviour) *''Seerat Kay Suchay Moti'' (Real Pearls of the Prophet's Character)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamza, Amir 1959 births Living people Lashkar-e-Taiba members Mujahideen members of the Soviet–Afghan War Leaders of Islamic terror groups Pakistani Islamists People from Sheikhupura