Khalid Mehsud خالد محسود | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975 or 1977[1] |
| Died | 8 February 2018 (aged 40-43) North Waziristan, FATA, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan |
| Battles / wars | War in North-West Pakistan |
Khalid Mehsud (aliasKhan Said Sajna) (1975 or 1977 – 8 February 2018) was the deputy leader of theTehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and the leader of theMehsud faction of the Taliban inSouth Waziristan,Pakistan.[2] He was formerly the chief ofTehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan's South Waziristan chapter.[3] Pakistani intelligence officials reported that he had been killed along with other 12 militants on 25 November 2015 in a drone strike carried out by the United States.Azam Tariq, spokesperson for the Sajna faction of TTP denied that he had been killed.[4]He was killed in a drone strike on 8 February 2018 in North Waziristan, near the border with Afghanistan.[5]
He was born in either 1975 or 1977 in Dwa Toi village located betweenMakeen and Sara Rogha inLadha subdivision,South Waziristan. He was a member of the Shabi Khel clan of Mehsud tribe. His father was named Malik Muhammad. Before he joined the TTP, he was studying in college and was part of theTablighi Jamaat. Senator Saleh Shah of theJamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) said, "He didn't even kill a bird in Pakistan. He was one of the people who never took funds from any other country to fight against the Pakistani state".[6]