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{{Short description|Australian Terrorist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2017}}
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| conviction = [[Guilt (law)|Guilt]]y on 19 June 2006
| conviction_penalty = 20 years jail with a non-[[parole]] period of 15 years
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'''Faheem Khalid Lodhi''' ([[Urdu]]: '''فہیم خالد لودھی''') (also known as '''Abu Hamza'''. b. 1969, [[Pakistan]]) is a convicted [[Pakistani people|Pakistani]]–[[Australian people|Australian]] criminal and [[architect]], currently serving an [[Australia]]n custodial sentence of twenty years, with a non-[[parole]] period of fifteen years for conspiring to commit a [[terrorist]] act or acts. Lodhi was the first convicted Australian terrorist under amendments made to the Commonwealth's ''Criminal Code Act 1995'', in May 2003.<ref>[https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2004A01125 "An Act to amend the Criminal Code Act 1995, and for related purposes", from ComLaw.gov.au]</ref>

==Early life and education==
Faheem Khalid Lodhi was born in Pakistan and grew up in [[Sialkot]]. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the [[National College of Arts]] in [[Lahore]], Pakistan.<ref name="Canter">{{cite book |author=Canter, David |year=2009 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8Kyc9j3-VjIC&pg=PA64 |title=The Faces of Terrorism: Multidisciplinary Perspectives |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=9780470744505 }}</ref>

In 1998, Lodhi immigrated to Australia and later obtained Australian citizenship.<ref name="Canter"/> He attended the [[University of Sydney]], from which he earned a Bachelor of Architecture.<ref name="Canter"/>

==Arrest, trial, and aftermath==
On 26 October 2003, following an investigation by the [[Australian Security Intelligence Organisation]], police and ASIO raided Lodhi's [[Lakemba, New South Wales|Lakemba]] home and workplace and discovered evidence of a terrorist plot.<ref name="Wallace"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/22/1082530288505.html|title=Sydney architect accused of terrorist acts|date=22 April 2004|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref> He was accused of plotting to bomb the national electricity grid and/or [[Sydney]] defence sites in the cause of violent ''[[jihad]]''. His possible targets were the national electricity supply system and three Sydney defence installations;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/accused-terrorist-faces-trial-for-lying/2005/11/16/1132016863047.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|title=Accused terrorist faces trial for lying to ASIO|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|first=Natasha|last=Wallace|date=17 November 2005}}</ref> the army base [[Victoria Barracks, Sydney|Victoria Barracks]], the naval base [[HMAS Penguin (naval base)|HMAS Penguin]], and the army training area [[Holsworthy Barracks]].<ref name="Wallace">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/lodhi-guilty-of-terror-plot/2006/06/19/1150569264287.html|title=Lodhi guilty of terror plot|first=Natasha|last=Wallace|date=19 June 2006|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref>

During his trial, the court was told he and [[Willie Brigitte]], who was deported in October 2003 for breaching his tourist visa, trained in Pakistan with [[Lashkar-e-Toiba]] and had contact using mobile phones registered under false names. The court was also told he helped arrange accommodation for Brigitte when he arrived in Sydney, in May 2003.

At the ruling, Justice Anthony Wheally commented that Lodhi had "the intent of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause, namely violent ''jihad''" and to "instil terror into members of the public so that they could never again feel free from the threat of bombing in Australia".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2006/s1722511.htm|title=Sydney terrorism suspect jailed for 20 years|first=Leigh|last=Sales|date=23 August 2006|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006/06/20/story_20-6-2006_pg7_6 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130705184248/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006/06/20/story_20-6-2006_pg7_6 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 July 2013 |title=Pakistan-born guilty in jihad plot |date=20 June 2006 }}</ref>

He was convicted by a [[Supreme Court of New South Wales]] jury on 19 June 2006 on three terrorism-related offences, namely:<ref name="Wallace"/>
*acting in preparation for a terrorist act, an offence carrying a maximum life sentence;
*seeking information about chemicals capable of making explosives; and,
*possessing a "terrorism manual" and buying two maps of the electricity grid, connected with preparation for a terrorist act.
The jury found that Lodhi was not guilty of one charge of downloading aerial photographs of Sydney defence sites in preparation of a terror act.<ref name="Wallace"/>

In August 2006, he was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment, with a 15-year non-parole period.<ref name="Lamont">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/lodhi-gets-20year-terror-term/2006/08/23/1156012585950.html|title=Lodhi gets 20-year terror term|first=Leonie|last=Lamont|date=23 August 2006|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref> He is classified as a high-security "AA" prisoner and will be eligible for parole in 2019.<ref name="Lamont"/>

==Personal life==
Lodhi is a devout [[Sunni Islam|Sunni Muslim]] and is married to Aysha Hamedd.<ref name="Wallace"/>

==See also==
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*[[Islamic terrorism and Australia]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/lodhi-gets-20-years/2006/08/23/1156012586528.html Lodhi 'deserves' 20 years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312174111/http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/lodhi-gets-20-years/2006/08/23/1156012586528.html |date=12 March 2007 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070312214709/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20225106-601,00.html Lodhi jailed for 20 years over terror plot]

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[[Category:New South Wales architects]]
[[Category:Australian Islamists]]
[[Category:Australian prisoners and detainees]]
[[Category:Australian Sunni Muslims]]
[[Category:Islamic terrorism in Australia]]
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[[Category:Pakistani emigrants to Australia]]
[[Category:Pakistani people imprisoned on charges of terrorism]]
[[Category:People convicted on terrorism charges]]
[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of the Commonwealth of Australia]]
[[Category:Lashkar-e-Taiba members]]
[[Category:National College of Arts alumni]]
[[Category:University of Sydney alumni]]
[[Category:Pakistani Islamists]]

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