Shah Dauran (militant)

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Maulana Shah Dauran (died 17 December 2009) was an Islamist militant from Swat, Pakistan. He was a deputy of Fazlullah, the chief of the Pakistani Taliban in Swat. He was one of the most wanted militants and a close aide of Swat Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah. He was known for his hawkish views against the opponents.^[1] The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa announced a 10 million rupees bounty on Dauran.^[2]

Shah Dauran, the son of a chowkidar (watchman) at a local fuel station, was a resident of Qambar village of Swat close to Mingora, where he ran a madrasah. Dauran sold bakery products. He gave up selling bakery products and began challenging the writ of the government on radio with threats to people opposing the Taliban.^[3]

He joined the Taliban group in 2007 and soon became a member of its shura (consultative body). His leader Maulana Fazlullah was broadcasting his show on an FM radio channel heard in upper parts of Swat while Dauran used to run his FM channel in lower Swat. Unlike Fazlullah's polite tone, Shah Dauran was said to have a harsh in his broadcasts.^[4] He went to Afghanistan several times and participated in Afghan jihad.

Shah Dauran often used his FM channel to warn government employees to back the Taliban or leave their service. He also used the radio to claim responsibility for Taliban attacks. On 28 December^{[clarification needed]}, he claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing killing 44 people at a polling station in Shalbandai village in Buner district. On another occasion, he announced that Taliban had killed a female dancer, Shabana, in Mingora.^[4] It was Dauran who announced a ban on girls' education in Swat.^[5] In his later days, when Fazlullah was hiding from Pak Army, he led the Taliban in Swat.

Dauran died on 17 December 2009 in Bajaur after a prolonged illness. The sources said that he was hiding somewhere in Bajaur, suffered from kidney disease and injuries suffered by him during the fighting in Swat had become gangrenous. His condition deteriorated due to lack of proper medication in the remote tribal region. He was buried in Damadola, Bajur Agency.^[1]

• Fazlullah (Militant leader)
• Second Battle of Swat
• Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi