Abdul Hakim Murad (militant)
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Abdul Hakim Ali Hashim Murad (Arabic: عبد الحكيم علي هشام مراد; born January 4, 1968) is a Pakistani Islamist terrorist, who was a co-conspirator in the Bojinka plot—the forerunner to the September 11 attacks. In 1996, he was convicted in the United States of trying to blow up a dozen airliners and was sentenced to life in prison.
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Abdul Hakim Murad | |
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عبد الحكيم مراد | |
Born | Abdul Hakim Ali Hashim Murad (1968-01-04) January 4, 1968 (age 56) |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Other names | Ahmed Saeed |
Known for | The Bojinka plot |
Conviction(s) | Conspiracy (x7) Attempting to bomb an aircraft (x12) |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
Imprisoned at | USP Terre Haute |
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He was found to have many aliases. A Pakistani passport found had "Abdul Hakim, student, age 26, Pakistani passport No. C665334, issued in Kuwait."[1] He used the alias Ahmed Saeed when Manila police apprehended him. He was mentioned on Ramzi Yousef's laptop personal computer as Obaid.
He was designated by the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee of the Security Council in 2003.[1]