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Mullah Mohammed Omar

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The Resume

    (circa 1960-circa April 2013)
    Met Osama bin Laden as a resistance fighter
    Right eye was damaged by shrapnel in the 1980s
    Led the Taliban movement to seize control of Afghanistan
    Attempted to create an Islamic theocracy
    Taliban title is 'Commander of the Faithful'
    Protected bin Laden after the 9/11 attacks
    Deposed by US and Northern Alliance forces and went into hiding (2001)
    Western media outlets reported he'd died in 2012 or 2013 (July 29, 2015)

Why he might be annoying:

    As Taliban leader, he was extremely reclusive and spoke only through his foreign minister.
    He ordered the systematic repression of Afghan women and instituted Islamic criminal law that prescribed amputations and stonings.
    He issued edicts ordering the execution of anyone converting to another religion.
    He ordered explosives set to destroy two statues of Buddha considered relics by many historians.
    One of his quotes was that 'Life can be led with just a few basics. The luxuries don't matter;' however, he lived in a huge house built with Osama bin Laden's money.
    He refuses to be photographed.
    He abused a sacred relic (Mohammed's cloth) for propaganda purposes by waving it on top of a mosque.
    He said he would rather see Afghanistan destroyed than Osama bin Laden captured by US forces.
    Before American and Northern Alliance forces invaded Afghanistan and deposed him, he claimed that 'Even if [America] were twice as strong or twice that, it could not be strong enough to defeat us.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He fought against the Soviets.
    His Taliban regime suppressed Afghan warlords.
    Unlike Saddam Hussein, his foreign policy was not very aggressive.
    He doesn't crave publicity.

Credit: Wang


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 377 Votes: 68.97% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 170 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 414 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 283 Votes: 52.30% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1656 Votes: 61.17% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1048 Votes: 61.64% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 795 Votes: 77.36% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 184 Votes: 94.02% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 1747 Votes: 65.94% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 893 Votes: 60.02% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 1048 Votes: 69.47% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 936 Votes: 80.77% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 704 Votes: 84.09% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 2029 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 795 Votes: 72.96% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 950 Votes: 82.95% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 1820 Votes: 77.75% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 2887 Votes: 77.52% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 2195 Votes: 72.16% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 3021 Votes: 70.64% Annoying