Abdullah Gulam Rasoul

Abdul Qayyum
Born	1973 (age 43–44)
Released	2007 Pul-e-Charkhi prison
Citizenship	Afghanistan
Detained at	Guantanamo
Alternate name	Abdul Qhulam Rasoul Abdullah Zakir Qayyum Zakir Y Abdhullah
ISN	8
Status	Repatriated to Afghanistan, released and became senior leader in the Taliban

Abdul Qayyum "Zakir" (nom de guerre Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul; born c. 1973) is a citizen of Afghanistan previously held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 8. JTF-GTMO analysts estimate he was born in 1973, in Helmand, and grew up in northern Afghanistan.

The Times reports that he was transferred from US custody in Guantanamo to Afghan custody, in the American built wing of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison, from where he was subsequently released.

Following his release, Zakir rose through the ranks of the Taliban, running military operations in Helmand Province before becoming the Taliban's overall military commander. In 2014 he stepped down, reportedly following an internal leadership dispute.

On March 4, 2010, senior Afghan intelligence officials told the Associated Press that the captive known as "Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul" was really "Abdul Qayyum", and that Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul had been his father's name. They reported his nom de guerre is "Qayyum Zakir". Anand Gopal reports that "Zakir" was the name used on the Taliban's radio network and that his real name is "Abdul Qayyum".

After his transfer to Afghanistan, Zakir is reported to have been transferred to the American wing of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison.The Times quoted United Kingdom Member of Parliament Patrick Mercer's surprise that Afghan authorities released Zakir.

Mercer, a member of the British Parliament's counter-terrorism subcommittee, said:

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