Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil

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Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil (Arabic: مصطفى محمد فضيل‎) (b. June 23, 1976) Kenyan-Egyptian terrorist known for his alleged involvement in the August 7, 1998, U.S. embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, and for conspiring to kill U.S. nationals.

Mustafa was born in Cairo.

On October 10, 2001 Fadhil appeared on the initial list of the FBI's top 22 Most Wanted Terrorists, which was released to the public by President Bush.[1]

In August of 2004, it was reported that a "big fish" with a "multi-million dollar bounty on his head" was captured in Pakistan by Pakistani authorities. Shortly after, Mustafa's entry on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists page (link below) was removed and his name was removed from the list of wanted terrorists at rewardsforjustice.net (although a direct link still brings up his page at rewardsforjustice.net). It was also reported on a French Jihadi internet forum that he was a "phantom prisoner" of the CIA, with no denial from the forum's members. This leads many to believe that he is currently in custody of either Pakistan or the USA, although there has been no official confirmation or denial.

[edit] References

Rewards for Justice
Stephen Engelberg, "One Man and a Global Web of Violence," New York Times, January 14, 2001, pp. 1 and 12-13; and United States v. Usama bin Laden et al., S (7) 98 Cr. 1023 (LBS),.pp. 4 and 11-12.