Tahawwur Hussain Rana

Businessman, Physician, Retired Pakistan Army personnel

Pakistani, Canadian Chichawatni, Sahiwal, Punjab Province, Pakistan

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Quick Info

ProfessionBusinessman, Physician, Retired Pakistan Army personnel
NationalityPakistani, Canadian
Date of Birth12/01/1961
Age65 years
BirthplaceChichawatni, Sahiwal, Punjab Province, Pakistan

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Profession(s)Businessman, Physician, Retired Pakistan Army personnel
Notorious for
  • Being a close associate of David Coleman Headley
  • Aiding the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in executing the 2008 Mumbai attacks
  • Getting jailed in 2013 for his involvement in planning an attack on Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten

Physical Stats & More

Height173 cm
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorSalt and Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • Army School, Punjab Province, Pakistan
  • Cadet College Hasanabdal, Attock
College/UniversityArmy Medical College, Rawalpindi
Educational QualificationMBBS

Personal Life

Date of Birth12/01/1961
BirthplaceChichawatni, Sahiwal, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Zodiac signCapricorn
ReligionIslam
NIA Address6018, N. Campbell Ave, Chicago IL 60659, the United States of America

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date1995
Family
Wife/SpouseSamraz Akhtar Rana (physician, citizen of Canada)
Children
Son1
Daughter(s)2
Parents
FatherRana Wali Muhammad (businessman)
Siblings
Brother(s)
  • Abbas Rana (journalist)
  • Two other brothers who are serving as officers in the Pakistan Army

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Tahawwur Hussain Rana is a Pakistani Canadian doctor, entrepreneur, and former Pakistan Army officer.
2. Rana is linked to David Coleman Headley, a Lashkar e Taiba (LeT) operative who surveyed Mumbai before the 2008 attacks.
3. He is imprisoned in the US for involvement in a 2005 foiled murder plot against a Danish news outlet staff.
4. In 2023, a US court approved Rana's extradition to India for trial related to the Mumbai attacks.
5. Tahawwur trained at Army Medical College in Rawalpindi before serving in the Pakistan Army.
6. He was discharged as a captain in the mid-1990s for not reporting for duty.
7. After practicing medicine in Pakistan, he moved to Canada in 1997.
8. Rana later started businesses in cities like Toronto after becoming a Canadian citizen.
9. He became a member of the Iqbal Society in the US, engaging in discussions on Islam and Prophet Muhammad’s teachings.
10. Rana was arrested in 2009 for aiding LeT in planning an attack on a Danish news outlet.
11. He stayed at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai shortly before the 26/11 attacks.
12. From 2011 to 2013, he underwent trial in Illinois and received a 14-year sentence.
13. His brother revealed that their father was kept unaware of Tahawwur's role due to health reasons.
14. After the 2008 attacks, Indian authorities launched investigations led by NIA and R&AW.
15. The agencies implicated individuals like Hafiz Saeed, David Coleman Headley, and Tahawwur Hussain Rana.
16. Rana and Headley knew each other from childhood and were classmates.
17. They had visited multiple Indian cities before heading back to Pakistan.
18. Plans to target the National Defence College in Delhi were allegedly discussed by the duo.
19. Rana was believed to be as a liaison between a retired ISI agent and Headley.
20. In 2020, India requested his extradition under the Extradition Treaty, supported by the US.
21. In 2023, a US court backed Rana's extradition to India.
22. In 2023, Mumbai police filed charges against Rana under UAPA.
23. Tahawwur Rana does not have public social media accounts.
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