Malik Ishaq
| Malik Ishaq ملک اسحاق |
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Ishaq in 2011
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| Born | 1959 Taranda Sawaey Khan, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Died | 29 July 2015 (aged 55–56) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Predecessor | Riaz Basra |
| Children | Usman † Haq Nawaz † |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 Sipah-e-Sahaba(1988–1996) |
| Years of service | 1996-2015 |
| Rank | Emir of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi |
| Battles/wars | War in North-West Pakistan |
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
(1996–2015)
Malik Ishaq (Urdu: ملک اسحاق ; 1959 – 29 July 2015) was a Pakistani militant, Sunni supremacist, and leader of globally designated terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ).
Formerly a member of anti-Shia militant group Sipah-e-Sahaba, Ishaq co-founded the LeJ in 1996. Under Ishaq's leadership, the LeJ claimed responsibility for several mass-casualty attacks largely targeting Pakistan's Shia and Barelvi population, including multiple bombings that killed over 200 Hazara Shias in Quetta in 2013. He was also accused of masterminding the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore in 2009, and the Ashura bombings in Afghanistan in 2011.
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