’Humble beginnings’ to bikie boss: How Allan Meehan became king of the Comanchero

His life began in one of Sydney’s roughest suburbs but Allan Meehan — with a little help from Mark Buddle— has risen from obscurity to the very top of the Comanchero bikie gang.

The rise of Allan Meehan from virtual obscurity to national president of the Comanchero, the country’s most powerful bikie gang, started with “humble beginnings” in Miller, one of Sydney’s roughest suburbs.

It was there he fell in love with life on the streets, finding trouble with police at a young age and meeting a man who would have a big influence on his future – recently returned alleged drug kingpin Mark Buddle.

“They became good friends when they were teenagers,” an underworld source said.

“Buddle was already a name and Meehan was just a young bloke finding his way on the streets, but they kind of hit it off.”

Meehan went to Trinity Catholic College in Auburn, but left school early.

Comanchero boss Allan Meehan as a kid (on left) at home in Sydney’s west. Picture: Instagram

When he was still a teenager he joined the Rebels OMCG, with a former schoolmate saying his penchant for trouble on the streets made him a prime candidate to be a bikie.

“He was a good guy in the classroom, but probably not so good on the playground,” the former friend, who did not want to be named, said.

Underworld sources said Meehan (right) met Mark Buddle (left) on the streets of Sydney at a young age.

“He would get into trouble, he was pretty well known around the school, I think he left in about Year 10.”

With the Rebels he earned the nickname Little General, made famous by Queensland legend Allan Langer.

He began to quickly rise through their ranks, becoming close to the club’s famous Vella family but keeping links to other clubs.

“Even when he was a Rebel he was still spending time with Buddle,” the underworld source said.

Meehan showed his appreciation for his Comanchero bikie mate Tarek Zahed with a kiss on the cheek in a recent Instagram photo. Picture: Instagram

Eventually Meehan made the move to join his mate in the Comanchero.

He did jail time from 2014 to 2016 for possessing a pistol, but since getting out from behind bars has been on a meteoric rise up the ranks of the nation’s most powerful bikie gang.

While for a number of years he has been one of the most senior Comanchero in Australia, Meehan was an outsider to take over as national president when Mick Murray was charged with murder earlier this year.

But the shocking attack that saw Tarek Zahed shot ten times and his brother Omar killed at an Auburn gym in May resulted in him taking over the job.

Zahed returned the favour in another photo, planting a kiss on the cheek of Meehan. Picture: Instagram

Underworld sources said they expected the pair to work well together and Meehan’s photos from the weekend showing him embracing Zahed with a kiss on the cheek, who then returned the favour to his national president, would seem to indicate just as much.

“One’s the national president, one’s the national sergeant-at-arms, it’ll work how it always does,” a source said.

“Meehan’s intelligent and cunning, Tarek is clearly incredibly tough after what he’s been through, and they’d both do anything for the club and for their men.”

Meehan and Zahed have long been allies, infamously attending the Australian Open Men’s Final together in January when they held up play at a crucial point of the match while returning from a bathroom break.

Meehan and Zahed have long been allies as members of the Comanchero OMCG.

Allan Meehan with his wife of more than a decade. Picture: Instagram

Despite showing a tough side when out with infamous mates Zahed, Mohamad Alameddine and Jesse Vella on the weekend, Meehan’s posts on Instagram are usually far more relaxed.

“Humble beginnings. Many lessons learned. Life has been my greatest teacher. Along with some great people along the way who blessed me with their love and friendships,” he captioned a photo of him as a youngster.

Other posts, since deleted, have shown him alongside his wife of more than a decade or gushing about their young daughter.

“New robe, same love,” Meehan wrote on a photo with his wife, both in their pyjamas, in late-July.

Meehan did not respond when The Daily Telegraph contacted him for comment.