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Baitullah Mehsud

1974 - 2009

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Baitullah Mehsud (Pashto/Urdu: بیت اللہ محسود; c. 1970 – 5 August 2009) was one of the founders and a leading member of the TTP in Waziristan, Pakistan, and the leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He formed the TTP from an alliance of about five militant groups in December 2007. He is thought by U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baitullah Mehsud has received more than 375,935 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Baitullah Mehsud is the 220th most popular extremist (down from 196th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 115th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Pakistani Extremist.

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  • 380k

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  • 35.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Baitullah Mehsud ranks 220 out of 209Before him are Anwar al-Awlaki, Stuart Christie, Satam al-Suqami, Wail al-Shehri, Beverley Allitt, and Seung-Hui Cho. After him are Mohammed Bijeh, Hakimullah Mehsud, Waleed al-Shehri, Jared Fogle, Amy Fisher, and Colin Pitchfork.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Baitullah Mehsud ranks 496Before him are Dani García, Mattias Asper, Niclas Jensen, Mariya Kiselyova, Mălina Olinescu, and Pablo Thiam. After him are Steve Marlet, Hiroyasu Shimizu, Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, Rocky Gray, Abdelilah Saber, and Lívia Járóka. Among people deceased in 2009, Baitullah Mehsud ranks 356Before him are William Safire, Kamila Skolimowska, Marian Cozma, Andrea Mead Lawrence, John Mortimer, and Gale Storm. After him are Bina Rai, Said Seyam, Valeri Broshin, Jane Bryan, Leo Rwabwogo, and Don Hewitt.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud ranks 128 out of 180Before him are Aafia Siddiqui (1972), Nek Chand (1924), Suresh Oberoi (1946), Shujaat Hussain (1946), Ramesh Sippy (1947), and Noor Alam (1929). After him are Bina Rai (1931), Shahbaz Bhatti (1968), Nasirul Mulk (1950), Shah Mahmood Qureshi (1956), Chris Anderson (1957), and Hakimullah Mehsud (1979).

Among EXTREMISTS In Pakistan

Among extremists born in Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud ranks 2Before him are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (1964). After him are Hakimullah Mehsud (1979), Fazlullah (1974), and Ajmal Kasab (1987).