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|name           =Abdul Rehman Makki <!-- <br> ({{lang-ur| }})-->
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|birth_place   =[[Bahawalpur]], [[Punjab, Pakistan]]
| data1              = [[Islam]]
|organization  =Jamaat-ud-Dawah<br>[[Lashkar-e-Taiba]]
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| birth_place         = [[Bahawalpur]], [[Punjab, Pakistan]]
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| children           = Owaid Rehman Makki {{KIA}}
| allegiance          = [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]]
| battles            = *[[Kashmir conflict]]
*[[Kashmir Intifada]]
*[[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]]
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| rank                = Second-in-command of Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) & [[Naib]] [[Emir|Ameer]] of [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] (LeT)
| relations          = [[Hafiz Muhammad Saeed]] (brother-in-law)
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'''Abdul Rehman Makki''' is an Islamist activist and the second-in-command of Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD), a [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] Islamic welfare organization of [[Ahl-i Hadith|Ahl-e-Hadith]] and the political arm of the UN-designated terrorist organization [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] which aims to install Islamist rule of law and governance in Pakistan.<ref name=rewardsforjustice.net/> He is the cousin and brother-in-law of [[Hafiz Muhammad Saeed]].<ref name=Walsh>{{cite news|last=Walsh|first=Declan|title=U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Pakistani Militant allegedly Tied to Mumbai Attacks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/world/asia/us-offers-10-million-reward-for-pakistani-militant.html?pagewanted=all|newspaper=The New York Times|date=3 April 2012}}</ref>
'''Abdul Rehman [[Makkah|Makki]]''' is a Pakistani radical [[Islamist]] activist and the second-in-command of Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) a [[Pakistan]]i Islamic welfarist militant political organization and [[Naib]] [[Emir|Ameer]] of [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] (LeT), the [[Pakistanis|Pakistani]] [[Islamist]] militant organisation which is operating against India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai Terror Attacks Fast Facts|date=19 September 2013 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/18/world/asia/mumbai-terror-attacks/|publisher=CNN|access-date=21 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522031149/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/18/world/asia/mumbai-terror-attacks/|archive-date=22 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="rewardsforjustice.net"/> He is the cousin and brother-in-law of [[Hafiz Muhammad Saeed]].<ref name=Walsh>{{cite news|last=Walsh|first=Declan|title=U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Pakistani Militant allegedly Tied to Mumbai Attacks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/world/asia/us-offers-10-million-reward-for-pakistani-militant.html?pagewanted=all|newspaper=The New York Times|date=3 April 2012}}</ref> He has previously taught at the [[Islamic University of Madinah]], [[Saudi Arabia]], and, in 2004, released a book showing how [[fedayeen]] operations are not [[suicide attacks]].<ref>Christine Fair, ''In Their Own Words: Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba'', Oxford University Press (2019), p. 91</ref>


He has previously taught at the [[Islamic University of Madinah]], [[Saudi Arabia]], and, in 2004, released a book showing how [[fedayeen]] operations are not [[suicide attacks]].<ref>Christine Fair, ''In Their Own Words: Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba'', Oxford University Press (2019), p. 91</ref>
Abdul Rehman Makki, alongside Hafiz Saeed, is currently working for [[Difa-e-Pakistan Council|Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC)]] which is designated to defend the interests of Pakistan and to agitate against the drone attacks in [[Waziristan]], Pakistan. DPC, in its own words, is against the war in Afghanistan. It has also protested against the NATO supplies going through Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/165216/ |title=Agitation against drone attacks Difa-e-Pakistan Council to hold protest in City on 15th |access-date=29 October 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204065955/http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/165216/ |archive-date=4 February 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>


The [[United States Department of the Treasury]] has designated Makki as a Specially Designated International Terrorist. It has announced a reward of $2 million through its [[Rewards for Justice Program]] for information leading to the location of Makki.<ref name=rewardsforjustice.net>{{cite web|title=Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki |url=http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/index.cfm?page=makki&language=english |work=Articles |publisher=Rewards for Justice Website |access-date=25 May 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/67vVceLrm?url=http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/index.cfm?page=makki&language=english |archive-date=25 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Makki is alleged to be in proximity to Taliban's supreme commander [[Mohammed Omar|Mullah Omar]] and [[al-Qaeda]]'s [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]].<ref name=toi_brother-in-law/>
Makki is alleged to be in proximity to Taliban's supreme commander [[Mullah Omar]] and [[al-Qaeda]]'s [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]].<ref name="toi_brother-in-law2">{{cite news |last=Parashar |first=Sachin |date=5 April 2012 |title=Hafiz Saeed's brother-in-law Abdul Rehman Makki is a conduit between Lashkar-e-Taiba and Taliban |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/pakistan/31293871_1_hafiz-saeed-indian-agencies-mullah-omar |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701093459/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/pakistan/31293871_1_hafiz-saeed-indian-agencies-mullah-omar |archive-date=1 July 2012}}</ref> He is popular in Pakistan for his anti-India speeches.<ref name="toi_brother-in-law2" /> In 2017, his son, Owaid Rehman Makki was killed in operation by Indian security forces in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref>
{{Cite web |date=19 November 2017 |title=Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's nephew among six terrorists killed in Kashmir |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-zaki-ur-rehman-lakhvi-s-nephew-among-six-terrorists-killed-in-kashmir-2560957 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927040803/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-zaki-ur-rehman-lakhvi-s-nephew-among-six-terrorists-killed-in-kashmir-2560957 |archive-date=27 September 2018 |access-date=23 November 2017}}
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Makki is popular in Pakistan for his anti-India speeches.<ref name=toi_brother-in-law>{{cite news|last=Parashar|first=Sachin|title=Hafiz Saeed's brother-in-law Abdul Rehman Makki is a conduit between Lashkar-e-Taiba and Taliban|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/pakistan/31293871_1_hafiz-saeed-indian-agencies-mullah-omar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701093459/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/pakistan/31293871_1_hafiz-saeed-indian-agencies-mullah-omar|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 April 2012}}</ref>
The [[United States Department of the Treasury]] has designated Makki as a [[Specially Designated International Terrorist]]. It lists his address in [[Muridke]], the headquarters of Lashkar-e-Taiba.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MAKKI, HAFIZ ABDUL REHMAN |url=https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=12295 |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov}}</ref> Rewards for Justice Terror List has a announced reward of upto $2 million for information leading to the location of Makki.<ref name="rewardsforjustice.net">{{cite web |title=Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki |url=https://rewardsforjustice.net/rewards/hafiz-abdul-rahman-makki/ |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |work=[[Rewards for Justice]] |publisher=}}</ref>
 
Abdul Rehman Makki, alongside Hafiz Saeed, is currently working for [[Difa-e-Pakistan Council|Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC)]] which is designated to defend the interests of Pakistan and to agitate against the drone attacks in Waziristan, Pakistan. DPC, in its own words, is against the war in Afghanistan. It has also protested against the NATO supplies going through Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/165216/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 October 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204065955/http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/165216/ |archive-date=4 February 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>


Pakistan's foreign minister, [[Hina Rabbani Khar]] has said that they would need hard evidence to prosecute Hafiz Saeed and his allies such as Abdul Rehman Makki.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/world/asia/pakistani-officials-criticize-united-states-bounty-for-militant-leader-hafiz-saeed.html |title=Pakistanis Criticize U.S. Reward for Militant |first=Salman | last=Masood |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=5 April 2012 |location=[[New York, NY|New York]] |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
Pakistan's foreign minister, [[Hina Rabbani Khar]] has said that they would need hard evidence to prosecute Hafiz Saeed and his allies such as Abdul Rehman Makki.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/world/asia/pakistani-officials-criticize-united-states-bounty-for-militant-leader-hafiz-saeed.html |title=Pakistanis Criticize U.S. Reward for Militant |first=Salman | last=Masood |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=5 April 2012 |location=[[New York, NY|New York]] |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


In 2017, his son, Owaid Rehman
In 2020, an [[Anti Terrorism Court of Pakistan]] convicted Makki for terror financing and sentenced him to jail but this was commuted to a {{PKR|50,000|link=yes}} fine by another court.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhattacherjee |first=Kallol |date=2022-06-18 |title=Abdul Rehman Makki {{!}} LeT's terror financier |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/abdul-rehman-makki-lets-terror-financier/article65538283.ece |access-date=2022-10-05 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="rewardsforjustice.net" />
Makki was killed in operation by Indian security forces in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref>
{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-zaki-ur-rehman-lakhvi-s-nephew-among-six-terrorists-killed-in-kashmir-2560957 |title=Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's nephew among six terrorists killed in Kashmir |access-date=23 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927040803/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-zaki-ur-rehman-lakhvi-s-nephew-among-six-terrorists-killed-in-kashmir-2560957 |archive-date=27 September 2018 |url-status=live  |date=19 November 2017 }}
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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{cite web |title=Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki |url=https://rewardsforjustice.net/rewards/hafiz-abdul-rahman-makki/ |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |work=[[Rewards for Justice]] |publisher=}}


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