Abdolmajid Rigi (Abdulmalik Rigi) | |
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Rigi on trial in Islamic Revolutionary Court, 18 June 2010
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Nickname(s) | Abdolmalek |
Born | c. 1979 Sistan & Balochistan, Iran |
Died | 20 June 2010 Evin Prison, Tehran |
Buried at | Khavaran cemetery, Tehran |
Allegiance | Jundallah (Soldier of God) |
Years of service | 1998–2010 |
Rank | Commander-in-chief |
Battles/wars |
2005 Attack on Iranian President 2007 Tasooki Attack 2007 Zahedan bombing Chah Bahar kidnappings Saravan bombing Saravan ambush 2009 Pishin bombing |
Relations | Muhammad Dhahir Baluch |
Abdolmalek Rigi ( pronunciation ahb-dəl-mah-LEHK REE-ghee; also spelt Abdul-Malek Rigi or Abdulmalik Rigi) (Balochi: عبدالمالک ریگی) (c. 1979 – 20 June 2010) was the leader of Jundallah, a Islamist Sunni terrorist group based in the Sistan and Baluchestan Province of southeast Iran, until his capture and execution in 2010 by the Iranian government.
Born in 1979, Abdolmalek Rigi is from the Regi tribe who are ethnic Baloch. Prior to founding Jundallah, while a teenager, Rigi was convicted of assault with a knife, for which he served time in prison.
Although lacking any formal secular education, Rigi had been educated at Karachi's Binnori Town seminary, a Sunni Madrasah which was school to many of the Taliban leaders.