Ahmad Shah Massoud

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Afghan politician guerrilla leader human military commander mujahideen commander

Ahmad Shah Massoud was a prominent Afghan military and political leader, famed for his effective guerrilla resistance against Soviet forces and later the Taliban, earning him the nickname "Lion of Panjshir."

Aliases (2)

Lion of Panjshir ×1
Massoud ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Afghan politician → guerrilla leader → human → military commander → mujahideen commander →
advocatedFor	pluralistic government in Afghanistan →
birthDate	1953-09-02 →
birthPlace	Bazarak, Panjshir, Afghanistan →
burialPlace	Bazarak, Panjshir, Afghanistan →
causeOfDeath	assassination → suicide bombing →
commemoratedOn	Massoud Day →
conflict	Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) → Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) → Soviet–Afghan War → War against the Taliban (1996–2001) →
countryOfCitizenship	Afghanistan →
dateGrantedHonorificTitle	2001-09-09 →
deathDate	2001-09-09 →
deathPlace	Khwaja Bahauddin, Takhar Province, Afghanistan →
educatedAt	Lycée Esteqlal → Polytechnic University of Kabul →
ethnicGroup	Tajik →
familyName	Massoud →
founded	Shura-e Nazar →
fullName	Ahmad Shah Massoud →
givenName	Ahmad Shah NERFINISHED →
honorificTitle	National Hero of Afghanistan →
ideology	Islamic democracy →
killedBy	Taliban-linked militants → al-Qaeda →
languageSpoken	Dari → French → Pashto →
MassoudDayObservedOn	September 9 →
memberOf	Jamiat-e Islami →
metWith	European Parliament members in April 2001 →
militaryBranch	Afghan mujahideen →
militaryRank	Commander →
nickname	Lion of Panjshir → Sher-e Panjshir →
notableFor	leading resistance against Soviet occupation of Afghanistan → leading resistance against the Taliban regime →
numberOfChildren	6 →
operationalArea	Panjshir Valley → northern Afghanistan →
opponent	Democratic Republic of Afghanistan → Soviet Armed Forces → Taliban → al-Qaeda →
politicalMovement	Jamiat-e Islami →
positionHeld	Commander of the Northern Alliance forces → Minister of Defense of Afghanistan → Vice President of Afghanistan →
religion	Islam →
spouse	Sediqa Massoud →
warnedAbout	possible large-scale terrorist attack on United States by al-Qaeda →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Afghan mujahideen → Northern Alliance → Soviet–Afghan War →	notableCommander
Panjsher offensives →	commander
Ahmad Shah Massoud ("Massoud") →	familyName
Northern Alliance →	foundedBy
Ahmad Shah Massoud →	fullName
Northern Alliance →	hasLeader
Ahmad Shah Massoud ("Lion of Panjshir") →	nickname