Fazul Abdullah Mohammed | |
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Nickname(s) | Abdallah Mohammed Fazul[1] Abu Seif al-Sudani Abu Aish Abu Fadl al-Qamari Abu Luqman Fadel Abdallah Mohammed Ali Fouad Mohammed Harun Al-Qamar Abdulkarim Fadil Harun Harun Fazul Harun Yaqoub al-Dusari |
Born | 1972 or 1974 Moroni, Comoros |
Died | 8 June 2011[2] Mogadishu, Benadir, Somalia[2] | (aged 38–39)
Allegiance | Al-Qaeda |
Service | Al-Qaeda in East Africa |
Years of service | 1990–2011 |
Commands | Head of Al-Qaeda in East Africa |
Battles / wars | Somali Civil War |
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed (Arabic: فاضل عبدالله محمد) (1972 or 1974 – 8 June 2011, also known as Fadil Harun[3]) was a Comorian-Kenyan member of al-Qaeda, and the leader of its presence in East Africa.[4] Mohammed was born in Moroni, Comoros Islands and had Kenyan as well as Comorian citizenship. He spoke French, Swahili, Arabic, English, and Comorian.[5]