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'''Ghazi Baba''' (also spelt as '''Gazi Baba'''; born as '''Rana Tahir Nadeem'''), was a top ranking commander of [[Jaish-e-Mohammed|JeM]] and deputy commander of the terrorist group [[Harkat-ul-Ansar]]. He was the mastermind of the [[2001 Indian Parliament attack|Indian Parliament attack]] on 13 December 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/how-a-carpenter-led-the-bsf-to-ghazi-babas-mirror-hideout/articleshow/83680974.cms|title=How a carpenter led the BSF to 2001 Parliament attack mastermind Ghazi Baba’s mirror hideout}}</ref> He was also involved in two car blasts at the Army headquarters in [[Srinagar]] on 19 April 2000 and 25 December 2000, and in the [[2001 Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly car bombing|Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly car bombing]] of 1 October 2001.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Joshi|first1=Arun|date=19 December 2001|title=Ghazi Baba, the brain behind Jaish|newspaper=The Hindustan Times|url=http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/archives/archives2001/kashmir20011219b.html}}</ref><ref name="rediff">{{cite news |title='Ghazi Baba was a ruthless operator' |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2003/aug/30ghazi.htm |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |date=30 August 2003}}</ref> He was also known as '''Abu Jihadi''', '''Sajid jihadi''', '''Shahbaz Khan,''' '''Mudasir Shahbaz''', '''Saqlain''', and '''Abu Hijrat'''.<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news|date=30 August 2003|title=Gazi Baba: The mysterious Jaish chief|newspaper=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gazi-Baba-The-mysterious-Jaish-chief/articleshow/154170.cms}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Dalip |title=Unlucky 39 helps BSF blow Baba's cover |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/unlucky-39-helps-bsf-blow-baba-s-cover/cid/805236 |newspaper=[[Telegraph India]] |date=30 August 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sinha|first1=Ashish|date=30 August 2007|title=How intelligence got it right on Ghazi Baba|newspaper=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/How-intelligence-got-it-right-on-Ghazi-Baba/articleshow/2321304.cms}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sahni |first1=Ajai |title=A Tide Of Terror |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/a-tide-of-terror/221233 |newspaper=[[Outlook India]] |date=1 September 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hydra-headed |url=https://www.economist.com/asia/2003/09/04/hydra-headed |newspaper=[[The Economist]] |date=4 September 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=How the BSF got Ghazi Baba |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2003/sep/02jk1.htm |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |date=2 September 2003}}</ref><br />
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Ghazi was also reportedly involved in the [[1995 kidnapping of western tourists in Kashmir|kidnapping of 6 foreigners]] in [[Pahalgam]], Jammu and Kashmir in 1995.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pandit|first1=M Saleem|date=30 August 2003|title=Dec 13 mastermind killed in encounter: BSF|newspaper=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Dec-13-mastermind-killed-in-encounter-BSF/articleshow/154526.cms}}</ref><br />
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In August 2003, Ghazi Baba was killed in operation Ghazi conducted by [[Border Security Force]] (BSF) in [[Srinagar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Top Jaish commander Ghazi Baba killed |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/top-jaish-commander-ghazi-baba-killed_118921.html |publisher=[[Zee News]] |date=30 August 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mukhtar |first1=Ahmad |last2=Guha |first2=Seema |title=Secret door to Gazi Baba - Burst of fire from behind dressing table |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/secret-door-to-gazi-baba-burst-of-fire-from-behind-dressing-table/cid/800034 |newspaper=[[Telegraph India]] |date=1 November 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Puri|first1=Luv|date=August 2003|title=`Gazi Baba' killed in encounter: BSF|newspaper=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2003/08/31/stories/2003083104810100.htm}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Swami|first1=Praveen|title=Death of a terrorist|work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|publisher=The Hindu|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/html/fl2019/stories/20030926003702000.htm}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Ghazi Baba was born in [[Bahawalpur]], [[Punjab Province (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]] in an [[Urdu language|Urdu]]-speaking family.<ref name=rediff/> His father was Rana Talib Hussain.<ref name=timesofindia/><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[2001 Indian Parliament attack]]<br />
* [[The Lover Boy of Bahawalpur|''The Lover Boy of Bahawalpur'']]<br />
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