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Abdul Haq al-Turkistani is a Uyghur Islamic militant who leads the Turkistan Islamic Party. The United States Treasury reported he took over leadership of the organization in 2003, following the death of its previous leader, and took a seat on al-Qaeda's shura (central committee) in 2005.[1]
Abdul Haq al-Turkistani | |
|---|---|
| Emir of the Turkistan Islamic Party | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Mansour |
| In office 2003–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Hasan Mahsum |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1971 Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  East Turkestan Islamic Movement al-Qaeda |
| Battles/wars | Xinjiang conflict War in North-West Pakistan |
In October 2008, Chinese security officials asserted that his real name is Memetiming Memeti (Uyghur: مۇھەممەتئىمىن مەمەت Memtimin Memet). They published half a dozen aliases. They reported he left China in March 1998, and became a trainer at a camp in a "South Asian country".[2][3]
Uyghur detainees at Guantanamo Bay "confessed" that they were trained by Abdul Haq and Hassan Mahsum in Afghanistan. Haq threatened terrorist attacks on the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[4] Al-Qaeda's command viewed Abdul Haq as authoritative and sent him to meet with Taliban factions along with al-Qaeda commanders.[5][6]
Abdul Haq faced allegations from the US Treasury Department that he was behind a bombing that preceded the Beijing Olympics.[1]
On 1 March 2010, Abdul Haq was reported to have been killed by a missile launched from an unmanned drone on 15 February 2010.[3][7][8][9] It took place in North Waziristan's area of Mir Ali in Zor Babar Aidak town.[10][11] However, in June 2014, it was reported that Abdul Haq was instead severely wounded, but recovered and resumed leadership in 2014.[12]
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