Mohammed Omar
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Mullah Mohammed Omar ملا محمد عمر |
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Emir of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Disputed |
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In office 27 September 1996 – 13 November 2001 |
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| President |
Mohammad Rabbani Abdul Kabir (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Burhanuddin Rabbani (as President) |
| Succeeded by | Burhanuddin Rabbani (as President) |
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| Born |
January 3, 1960 Kandahar Province, Afghanistan |
| Died | April 23, 2013 (aged 53) |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Haqqania |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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| Allegiance |
 Mujahideen (1983–1991) Taliban (1994–2013)
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| Years of service | 1983–1991 1994–2013 |
| Battles/wars |
Soviet-Afghan War • Battle of Arghandab Afghan Civil War • Battle of Jalalabad |
| *Omar's term has been disputed by Burhanuddin Rabbani. | |
Mullah Mohammed Omar (Dari / Pashto: ملا محمد عمر, Mullā Muḥammad ‘Umar; 1960 – 23 April 2013), or simply Mullah Omar, was an Afghan mujahideen commander who founded the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in 1996. The Taliban recognized him as Commander of the Faithful or the Supreme Leader of the Muslims until being succeeded by Mullah Akhtar Mansour in 2015. Mullah Omar was also "Head of the Supreme Council of Afghanistan".
Omar was wanted by the United States Department of State's Rewards for Justice program after October 2001 for sheltering Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda militants in the years prior to the September 11 attacks. He was believed to be directing the Taliban insurgency against NATO-led forces and the government of Afghanistan.
During his tenure as Emir of Afghanistan, Omar seldom left the city of Kandahar and rarely met with outsiders, instead relying on Foreign Minister Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil for the majority of diplomatic necessities.
In July 2015, the Afghan government reported that Omar had died in 2013 in the Pakistani city of Karachi. These reports were confirmed by Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) and the Taliban's Quetta Shura.
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