Akhtar Mansour information

Mullah
Akhtar Mohammad Mansour
اختر محمد منصور
Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour; اختر محمد منصور
	Mansour as seen in a photo taken in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1998
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
	In exile; 29 July 2015 – 21 May 2016; Acting: 23 April 2013 – 29 July 2015
Deputy	Hibatullah Akhundzada; Sirajuddin Haqqani;
Preceded by	Mullah Omar
Succeeded by	Hibatullah Akhundzada
First Deputy Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
	In office; 24 March 2010 – 29 July 2015
Leader	Mullah Omar
Preceded by	Abdul Ghani Baradar
Succeeded by	Hibatullah Akhundzada
Second Deputy Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
	In office; 2007 – 24 March 2010
Leader	Mullah Omar
Preceded by	Obaidullah Akhund
Succeeded by	Sirajuddin Haqqani (2015)
Member of the Leadership Council of Afghanistan
	In office; May 2002 – 2007
Civil Aviation Minister of Afghanistan
	In office; September 1996 – December 2001
Personal details
Born	1960s; Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Died	21 May 2016; Ahmad Wal, Balochistan, Pakistan
Cause of death	Drone strike
Resting place	Afghanistan
Alma mater	Darul Uloom Haqqania
Occupation	Politician, Taliban member
Military service
Allegiance	Mujahideen; Islamic and National Revolution Movement of Afghanistan (1980's–1992); Hezb-e Islami Khalis (1980s–1992); Taliban (1995–2016);
Years of service	1985–1992; 1995–2016
Rank	Supreme commander
Battles/wars	Soviet–Afghan War; Afghan Civil War; War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

Akhtar Mohammad Mansour^[a] (1960s – 21 May 2016) was the second supreme leader of the Taliban. Succeeding the founding leader, Mullah Omar, he was the supreme leader from July 2015 to May 2016, when he was killed in a US drone strike in Balochistan, Pakistan.

United States president Barack Obama stated that Mansour was killed because he was planning attacks on US targets in Kabul.^[18] Obama hoped Mansour's death would lead to the Taliban joining a peace process.^[19]

^ Yousafzai, Sami (10 September 2015). "New leader "a modern face among the Taliban"?". www.cbsnews.com. CBS News. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015.
^ Goldstein, Joseph (4 October 2015). "Taliban's New Leader Strengthens His Hold With Intrigue and Battlefield Victory". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ "Taliban sources - Afghan Taliban appoint Mansour as leader". Reuters. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Taliban resignation points to extent of internal divisions in leadership crisis". Agence France-Presse. Kabul. The Guardian. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ Basit, Abdul (November 2015). "Future of the Afghan Taliban Under Mullah Akhtar Mansoor". Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses. 7 (10). International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research: 9–13. JSTOR 26351395. Retrieved 24 January 2022 – via JSTOR.
^ Sayed, Abdul (8 September 2021). "Analysis: How Are the Taliban Organized?". Voice of America. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ Pir Zubair Shah; Dexter Filkins (24 March 2010). "After Arrests, Taliban Promote a Fighter". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b Sofuoglu, Murat (27 September 2021). "How the Taliban governs itself". TRT World. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b Osman, Borhan (24 November 2015). "Toward Fragmentation? Mapping the post-Omar Taleban". Afghan Analysts Network. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ Sayed, Abdul (8 September 2021). "Analysis: How Are the Taliban Organized?". Voice of America. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ Sayed, Abdul (8 September 2021). "Analysis: How Are the Taliban Organized?". Voice of America. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Introduction of the newly appointed leader of Islamic Emirate, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad". Shahamat. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference Official Journal of the European Union was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Shereena Qazi. POLITICS. published by Al Jazeera Media Network 3 August 2015 19:16 GMT. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
^ Report, Pajhwok (31 July 2015). "Biography of new Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor". Pajhwok. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^ Cite error: The named reference et_relatives was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Who is 'new Taliban leader' Akhtar Mansoor?". 30 July 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^ Cite error: The named reference AmhadLanday was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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[1] Yousafzai, Sami (10 September 2015). "New leader "a modern face among the Taliban"?". www.cbsnews.com. CBS News. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015.

[2] Goldstein, Joseph (4 October 2015). "Taliban's New Leader Strengthens His Hold With Intrigue and Battlefield Victory". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[3] "Taliban sources - Afghan Taliban appoint Mansour as leader". Reuters. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[4] "Taliban resignation points to extent of internal divisions in leadership crisis". Agence France-Presse. Kabul. The Guardian. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[6] Basit, Abdul (November 2015). "Future of the Afghan Taliban Under Mullah Akhtar Mansoor". Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses. 7 (10). International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research: 9–13. JSTOR 26351395. Retrieved 24 January 2022 – via JSTOR.

[7] Sayed, Abdul (8 September 2021). "Analysis: How Are the Taliban Organized?". Voice of America. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[8] Pir Zubair Shah; Dexter Filkins (24 March 2010). "After Arrests, Taliban Promote a Fighter". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[TRT_World-9] Sofuoglu, Murat (27 September 2021). "How the Taliban governs itself". TRT World. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[Post-Omar_Taliban-10] Osman, Borhan (24 November 2015). "Toward Fragmentation? Mapping the post-Omar Taleban". Afghan Analysts Network. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[11] Sayed, Abdul (8 September 2021). "Analysis: How Are the Taliban Organized?". Voice of America. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[12] Sayed, Abdul (8 September 2021). "Analysis: How Are the Taliban Organized?". Voice of America. Retrieved 13 July 2022.

[shahamat-english.com-13] "Introduction of the newly appointed leader of Islamic Emirate, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad". Shahamat. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

[Official_Journal_of_the_European_Union-14] Cite error: The named reference Official Journal of the European Union was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Shereena_Qazi-15] Shereena Qazi. POLITICS. published by Al Jazeera Media Network 3 August 2015 19:16 GMT. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

[pajhwok.com-16] Report, Pajhwok (31 July 2015). "Biography of new Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor". Pajhwok. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

[et_relatives-17] Cite error: The named reference et_relatives was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[telegraph.co.uk-18] "Who is 'new Taliban leader' Akhtar Mansoor?". 30 July 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

[AmhadLanday-20] Cite error: The named reference AmhadLanday was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour اختر محمد منصور
Mansour as seen in a photo taken in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1998^[1]

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
In exile 29 July 2015 – 21 May 2016 Acting: 23 April 2013 – 29 July 2015^{[note 1]}
Deputy	Hibatullah Akhundzada Sirajuddin Haqqani
Preceded by	Mullah Omar
Succeeded by	Hibatullah Akhundzada
First Deputy Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan^[8]
In office 24 March 2010^[5]^[6]^[7] – 29 July 2015
Leader	Mullah Omar
Preceded by	Abdul Ghani Baradar
Succeeded by	Hibatullah Akhundzada^[8]
Second Deputy Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan^[9]
In office 2007^[9] – 24 March 2010
Leader	Mullah Omar
Preceded by	Obaidullah Akhund^[10]
Succeeded by	Sirajuddin Haqqani (2015)
Member of the Leadership Council of Afghanistan
In office May 2002^[11] – 2007
Civil Aviation Minister of Afghanistan
In office September 1996 – December 2001

Personal details
Born	1960s^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15] Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Died	21 May 2016 Ahmad Wal, Balochistan, Pakistan
Cause of death	Drone strike
Resting place	Afghanistan^[16]
Alma mater	Darul Uloom Haqqania^[17]
Occupation	Politician, Taliban member
Military service
Allegiance	Mujahideen Islamic and National Revolution Movement of Afghanistan (1980's–1992)^[12] Hezb-e Islami Khalis (1980s–1992)^[12] Taliban (1995–2016)
Years of service	1985–1992 1995–2016
Rank	Supreme commander
Battles/wars	Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)