Abdul Hakim Murad (militant)
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.
Abdul Hakim Murad | |
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عبد الحكيم مراد | |
| Born | Abdul Hakim Ali Hashim Murad January 4, 1968 |
| 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 |
He was found to have many aliases. A Pakistani passport found had "Abdul Hakim, student, age 26, Pakistani passport No. C665334, issued in Kuwait." 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.
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