Mehran Marri
Mehran Marri (Urdu: مهران مری; born March 24, 1973) is a British-Pakistani Baloch separatist and militant leader, currently serving as the head of United Baloch Army (UBA), a militant organization which is designated as a terrorist organisation by Pakistan and Switzerland.
Mehran Marri | |
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| Born | March 24, 1973 |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
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| Relatives | Changez Marri (brother) Balach Marri (brother) Ghazan Marri (brother) Hyrbyair Marri (brother) Hamza Marri (brother) Brahamdagh Bugti (brother-in-law) |
On 16 November 2017, Mehran Marri was arrested at Zurich Airport by Swiss immigration authorities. Shortly after his arrest, Mehran Marri was placed under lifetime ban on entry to Switzerland. Swiss authorities issued a chargesheet in which they stated that Mehran Marri is the head of United Baloch Army (UBA). The chargesheet further stated that "if Marri was to enter Switzerland and work with Brahamdagh Bugti to coordinate terrorist operations, it could jeopardize the internal security of Switzerland".
However, after some time, Marri was released and deported by the Swiss authorities from Switzerland. Marri currently resides in United Kingdom. Marri's brother Balach Marri was the head of Baloch liberation army (BLA), a global terrorist organisation, until his death in a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan. After Balach Marri's death, Hyrbyair Marri took control of the Baloch liberation army.
Mehran Marri was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, where his father spent time in exile. He along with his brother Hyrbyair live in England, while their brother Changez is chief of the Marri tribe and a politician in Pakistan.