Ali Sayyid Muhamed Mustafa al-Bakri
Ali Sayyid Muhamed Mustafa al-Bakri علي سيد محمد مصطفى البكري | |
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Bani Suwayf, United Arab Republic | |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Other names | Abd al-Aziz al-Masri |
Ali Sayyid Muhamed Mustafa al-Bakri (
Ali Sayyid Muhamed Mustafa al-Bakri is an al-Qaida member and an explosives and chemical weapons expert. He is a member of the al-Qaida Shura council and is a close associate of al-Qaida leaders Saif al-Adel and Ayman al-Zawahiri. Prior to joining al-Qaida, al-Bakri was a member of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad terrorist group, under the direction of Ayman al-Zawahiri. He served as an instructor in al-Qaida's camps in Afghanistan, providing terrorist recruits with training in the use of explosives and chemical weapons. Al-Bakri also unsuccessfully attempted to hijack a Pakistani Air passenger flight in December 2000. It is likely that he continues to train al-Qaida terrorists and other extremists.
For his membership in al-Qaeda, al-Bakri (under the surname Bakri) is under a worldwide embargo by the
See also
References
- ^ a b Wanted poster on al-Bakri Archived 2007-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Rewards for Justice Program, US Department of State
- ^ al-Bakri, Ali Sayyid Muhamed Mustafa at the MIPT Terrorism Knowledge base
- ^ UN list of affiliates of al-Qaeda and the Taliban Archived December 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
