Sajeel Abu Ibrahim

Sajeel Abu Ibrahim Shahid is a man who was one of the leaders of Al-Muhajiroun,^[1][2] an Islamist group based in the United Kingdom that endorsed al Qaeda's terror attacks on 11 September 2001. He was called the Emir or Lahore Emir and was the head of Al-Muhajiroun in Pakistan.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8] [9][10]} On 1 December 2001, an interview with Ibrahim was published in the Manchester Evening News, in which he described fellow young men from the Manchester area travelling to Pakistan to fight beside the Taliban.^[4]

Sajeel Abu Ibrahim
Occupation	Computer scientist
Known for	Helping to lead a proscribed Islamist group based in the United Kingdom

In 2005, it was reported that Ibrahim had run a "safe house" in Lahore for violent extremists from the United Kingdom. The Pakistani government abducted and held Ibrahim in 2005 at an undisclosed location without access to the justice system for three-month before expelling him. PTI chief Imran Khan called Ibrahim's abduction and detention a gross human rights violation.^[3][11]

During the 2007 trial of individuals suspected of involvement in the Luton cell's bomb plot the BBC reported that the training camp in Pakistan where Mohammed Quayyam Khan and Omar Khyam received bomb-making training had been allegedly set up by Ibrahim, and that Mohammed Siddique Khan was also suspected of involvement in training at a camp set up by Ibrahim.^[9]

Ibrahim has a degree in computer science from Manchester University.^[3]

References

1. Henry, Tim Shipman and Robin (13 July 2023). "Labour London hopeful linked to terrorist". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
2. "London Bridge inquest: 'extremist' denies close links to attackers". Haroon Siddique. The Guardian. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
3. Nick Fielding (24 July 2005). "Terror links of the Tottenham Ayatollah: Nick Fielding reveals the influence of a preacher once seen as a mere loudmouth". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
4. "Main goal – the Islamic revolution in Pakistan". Manchester Evening News. 1 December 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2012. mirror
5. "The Herald, Volume 36, Issues 10–12". The Herald. 2005.
6. Alison Pargeter (2008). The New Frontiers of Jihad Radical Islam in Europe. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-8122-4146-4. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
7. "Al Muhajirun demands release of militants". Daily Times. 15 July 2002. p. 7. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
8. Disaffected youth seduced by notion of holy war San Francisco Chronicle
9. "How many more are out there?". BBC. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
10. Dearden, Lizzie (25 June 2019). "Gym owner 'cannot recall' content of 329 text messages with London Bridge attack ringleader". The Independent. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
11. "PTI launches campaign to protect human rights", The Dawn