Ali Sayyid Muhamed Mustafa al-Bakri
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The Egyptian Ali Sayyid Muhamed Mustafa al-Bakri alias Abdul-Aziz al-Masri (
عبد العزيز المصري
) (b. 1966 in Bani Suwayf) is a member of majlis al-shura (leadership) of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda
, and a former member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, from which he migrated to al-Qaeda along with Ayman al-Zawahiri
. Al-Bakri is at large, and the United States Department of State
is offering up to US$5 million for information about his location. The State Department wanted poster reads in part
For his membership in al-Qaeda, al-Bakri (under the surname Bakri) is under worldwide embargo by the United Nations Security Council Committee 1267
. The UN
entry about him, from 2005, says that al-Bakri may be in Iran
.
عبد العزيز المصري
) (b. 1966 in Bani Suwayf) is a member of majlis al-shura (leadership) of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
, and a former member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, from which he migrated to al-Qaeda along with Ayman al-Zawahiri
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri is an Egyptian physician, Islamic theologian and current leader of al-Qaeda. He was previously the second and last "emir" of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, having succeeded Abbud al-Zumar in the latter role when Egyptian authorities sentenced al-Zumar to life...
. Al-Bakri is at large, and the United States Department of State
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
is offering up to US$5 million for information about his location. The State Department wanted poster reads in part
Ali Sayyid Muhamed Mustafa al-Bakri, better known as Abd al-Aziz al-Masri, is an al Qaeda member and expert on explosives and chemical weapons.
He is a member of the al Qaeda Shura (leadership) council and is a close associate of al Qaeda leaders Sayf al-Adl, Khalid Shaykh Muhammad, and Dr. Ayman Zawahiri.
Prior to joining al Qaeda, al-Bakri was a member of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad terrorist group, under the direction of Ayman Zawahiri.
He served as an instructor in al Qaeda’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 highly probable that he continues to train al Qaeda terrorists and other extremists.
For his membership in al-Qaeda, al-Bakri (under the surname Bakri) is under worldwide embargo by the United Nations Security Council Committee 1267
United Nations Security Council Committee 1267
The 1267 Committee , was established on 15 October 1999, pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1267 concerning Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda and/or the Taliban and associated individuals and entities. The 1267 Committee is one of three Security Council committees dealing with counter-terrorism...
. The UN
United Nations
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entry about him, from 2005, says that al-Bakri may be in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
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