Mohammed Omar: Difference between revisions

|origin = Kandahar Province, Afghanistan

|occupation = Supreme Leader of the [[Taliban]] (1994 - 2013)<br>Head of the Supreme Council of Afghanistan (1996 - 2001)

|goals = Become the ruler of Afghanistan (successful in 1996 until 2001)<br>Order the destruction of Buddhas of Bamiyan (succeeded)<br>Restore the rule of sharia law in Afghanistan (failed)<br>Order the destruction of Buddhas of Bamiyan (successded)

|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]

{{Quote|I am ready to sacrifice everything in completing the unfinished agenda of our noble jihad...until there is no bloodshed in Afghanistan and Islam becomes a way of life for our people.|Mullah Omar}}

Mullah '''Mohammed Omar''' (Pashto: ملا محمد عمر‎, Mullā Muḥammad 'Umar; c. 1960– 23 April 2013), widely known as '''Mullah Omar''' and also known as '''Mohammed VI of Afghanistan''', was an Afghan mujahideen commander who founded the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in 1996. The [[Taliban]] recognized him as the Commander of the Faithful or the Supreme Leader of the Muslims until being succeeded by Mullah [[Akhtar Mansour]] in 2015. Some sources described Mullah Omar as "Head of the Supreme Council of Afghanistan". The Supreme Council was initially established at Kandahar in 1994.

==Background==

Born into a poor family with no political connections, Omar joined the Afghan mujahideen in their war against the Soviet Union and the communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan during the 1980s. He founded the Taliban in 1994 and by 1995 had captured much of southern Afghanistan; in September 1996, the Taliban took Kabul, the country's capital. During his tenure as Emir of Afghanistan, Omar seldom left the city of Kandahar and rarely met with outsiders. He was known for speaking little and living in austere conditions.