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'''Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed Bahaziq''' (17 August 1943,<ref name=unlist/> [[Hyderabad]]) is an [[India]]n-[[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] [[jihad]]ist. He became known by his ''nom de guerre'' '''Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz''' after leading one of [[Bosnia]]'s early [[Bosnian mujahideen|mujahideen]] groups. Bahaziq is subject to [[United Nations Security Council]] sanctions for funding [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] (LeT) since the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]].<ref name=un2008/><ref name=unlist/> | |||
'''Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed Bahaziq''' (born 17 August 1943,<ref name=unlist/> [[Hyderabad]]) is an [[India]]n-[[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] [[jihad]]ist. He became known by his ''nom de guerre'' '''Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz''' after leading one of [[Bosnia]]'s early [[Bosnian mujahideen|mujahideen]] groups. Bahaziq is subject to [[United Nations Security Council]] sanctions for funding [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] (LeT) since the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]].<ref name=un2008/><ref name=unlist/> | |||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
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== Joining the global jihad == | == Joining the global jihad == | ||
In the 1980s, Bahaziq became interested in the [[Afghan jihad]]. He travelled to a training camp in [[Pakistan]] run by [[Osama | In the 1980s, Bahaziq became interested in the [[Afghan jihad]]. He travelled to a training camp in [[Pakistan]] run by [[Osama bin Laden]]. He fought in [[Afghanistan]] in 1988 and came back to Pakistan, where he met members of [[Ahl-i Hadith]] movement. At that time, he became involved with the [[Islamist]] terrorist organization [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] (LeT).{{sfn|Li|2019|pp=40-41}} | ||
== Bosnian mujahideen == | == Bosnian mujahideen == | ||
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Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed Bahaziq (born 17 August 1943,[1] Hyderabad) is an Indian-Saudi jihadist. He became known by his nom de guerre Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz after leading one of Bosnia's early mujahideen groups. Bahaziq is subject to United Nations Security Council sanctions for funding Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.[2][1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Bahaziq was born to a Hadhrami couple in Hyderabad, in the Indian subcontinent.[3] When he was ten, the family moved to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where they received Saudi citizenship.[4] Bahaziq graduated from high school in Syria in 1967.[4] He later was employed by Saudia Airlines. He married his wife Azza in 1973.[5]
Joining the global jihad[edit | edit source]
In the 1980s, Bahaziq became interested in the Afghan jihad. He travelled to a training camp in Pakistan run by Osama bin Laden. He fought in Afghanistan in 1988 and came back to Pakistan, where he met members of Ahl-i Hadith movement. At that time, he became involved with the Islamist terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).[6]
Bosnian mujahideen[edit | edit source]
During the breakup of Yugoslavia, the Bosnia War erupted in April 1992. The same month, the Afghan War ended, and some mujahideen leaders decided to continue the jihad in Bosnia.[7]
Bahaziq was one of the early movers. He and four other militants travelled to Zagreb, Croatia, to meet contacts and parted to Travnik in central Bosnia where they joined a new Muslim militia. During his participation in the Bosnia War, he adopted the kunya Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz as his nom de guerre.[7]
In December 1992, Bahaziq left Bosnia and became proselytize and fundraise for the global jihad, travelling through the Arab world, the United States and the United Kingdom.[8]
Lashkar-e-Taiba funding[edit | edit source]
In the aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the United Nations Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee added Lashkar-e-Taiba to its sanctions lists. Later that year, Bahaziq was also listed as a financer of Lashkar-e-Taiba.[2][1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "United Nations Security Council Consolidated List". United Nations. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Charbonneau, Louis (10 December 2008). "Pakistanis added to UN sanctions list after Mumbai". Reuters. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021.
- ↑ Li 2019, p. 36.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Li 2019, p. 39.
- ↑ Li 2019, pp. 39-40.
- ↑ Li 2019, pp. 40-41.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Li 2019, p. 41.
- ↑ Li 2019, pp. 41-42.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
- Interview with Abu Abdel Aziz (1994). Azzam Booknet.