26/11 Mumbai Attack Planner Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki Dies

Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki, a key figure in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, died of a heart attack on Friday. Makki was receiving medical care at the hospital.

Abdul Rahman Makki was born on either December 10, 1954, or 1948. He is affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a foreign terrorist organization designated by the U.S. Additionally, he played a key role in securing funds for LeT's activities.

The United Nations reported that he was the leader of LeT's foreign relations division and a shura council member. He was also related by marriage to Lashkar leader Hafiz Muhammad Saeed.

Makki participated in fundraising, recruiting young individuals for violent activities, and orchestrating attacks in India, especially in Jammu and Kashmir.

He was involved in numerous major attacks, such as the Red Fort attack on December 22, 2000, the assault on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Rampur on January 1, 2008, the 26/11 Mumbai attack, the attack on the CRPF camp in Srinagar on February 12-13, 2018, the Baramulla attack on May 30, 2018, and the Bandipora attack on August 7, 2018.

The U.S. Treasury Department labeled Makki as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist on November 4, 2010.

The U.S. blocked all of McKee's assets and interests within its jurisdiction, and U.S. citizens were generally barred from conducting any transactions with Makki.

According to the Indian Home Ministry, Makki was responsible for the Improvised Explosive Device explosion at the Odeon Theatre on RTC Cross Road, within the Chikkadpally police station's jurisdiction in Hyderabad, on May 7, 2006, which injured four people.

On May 15, 2019, the Pakistan government apprehended Makki and placed him under house arrest in Lahore. In 2020, a Pakistani court found Makki guilty of financing terrorism and sentenced him to imprisonment.