Abu Faraj al-Libbi
1970
- Nationality
- Libya
- Occupation
- mujahid
Abu Faraj al-Libi ( AH-boo FAH-rahj al LEE-bee; أب٠اÙÙرج اÙÙÙبÙ) (also transliterated al-Libbi) is an assumed name or nom-de-guèrre of Mustafa Faraj Muhammad Muhammad Masud al-Jadid al-Uzaybi (born 1 November 1970), a Libyan alleged to be a senior member of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Guantanamo Bay Detention CampDates unknown
- Guantanamo Bay Detention CampDates unknown
- Guantanamo Bay Detention CampDates unknown
Biography
Abu Faraj al-Libi ( AH-boo FAH-rahj al LEE-bee; أب٠اÙÙرج اÙÙÙبÙ) (also transliterated al-Libbi) is an assumed name or nom-de-guèrre of Mustafa Faraj Muhammad Muhammad Masud al-Jadid al-Uzaybi (born 1 November 1970), a Libyan alleged to be a senior member of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization. He was arrested by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) on May 2, 2005, in Mardan (30 mi (48 km) north of Peshawar). Finding al-Libi was a joint effort of the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) Special Activities Division and Pakistani Special Forces. Since September 2006, al-Libi has been held in American military custody in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, having previously been held at a secret location. According to the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, he served as the third in command of al-Qaeda, from the 2003 capture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to his own capture in 2005.
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