Hani al-Sibai
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Hani al-Sibai (or al-Siba'i) (Arabic: هاني السباعي ), also known as Hani Mohammed Yusuf al-Siba'i ( هاني محمد يوسف السباعي ) and Hani al-Said al-Siba'i Yusuf ( هاني السيد السباعي يوسف ) is an Egyptian Sunni pro-terrorism[1][2][3] ideologue who lives in London with the status of a political refugee. He is alleged to be one of the fourteen members of the shura of Egyptian Islamic Jihad.[4] Egyptian authorities convicted him in absentia in the case of the Returnees from Albania and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. In September 2005 he was one of seven Egyptians whose names were added (at the request of Egypt) to the UN 1267 Committee's list of banned entities.[5] A few days later he was added to the list of Specially Designated Nationals maintained by the US Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, as a supporter of al-Qaeda or an allied group.[6]
Al-Sibai was born at Qaylubiyah, Egypt, possibly in 1958,[7] or on March 1, 1961,[4] or on June 16, 1960.[5] His best-known writings are Terrorism in the Western Framework and an appendix to the book Ayman al-Zawahiri as I Knew Him by Muntasir al-Zayyat. Some of al-Sibai's writings are stored at the Tawhed website run by Maqdisi's organization.[4]
Al-Sibai is sometimes referred to as "Doctor" or "Sheikh Doctor" Hani al-Sibai, on the strength of a doctorate in "comparative criminal jurisprudence".[8] On the same grounds, he is sometimes described as a former lawyer[7]. He is the founder and director[9] of the Almaqreze Centre for Historical Studies ( مركز المقريزي للدراسات التاريخية ) in London.
After the 7 July 2005 London bombings al-Sibai was initially silent, at least in English. But the following day, he applauded the bombing on al-Jazeera[10], saying in particular that it was "a great victory for al-Qaeda; it rubbed the noses of the world's eight most powerful countries in the mud".[11] Al-Sibai subsequently put a denial on his website[12] and told Arabia.Net that the bombing was the work of a Serbian group.[13]
[edit] Some of al-Sibai's English-language writings
- Which Party Has More Sense, Pope Benedict XVI?, 18 September 2006
[edit] Links
- Photo of al-Sibai, originally from al-Jazeera
- Arabic Wikipedia article on al-Sibai
[edit] References
- ^ Al-Sibai applauding Zarqawi and bin Ladin in 2004
- ^ Al-Sibai endorsing and congratulating the Taliban in 2006
- ^ Al-Sibai endorsing the assassination of Sadat
- ^ a b c USMA Militant Ideology Atlas, p. 312
- ^ a b UN list of affiliates of al-Qaeda and the Taliban
- ^ US Treasury banned entity list
- ^ a b UNHCR information on al-Zayyat and other Egyptians
- ^ CV at al-Sibai's website, in Arabic
- ^ Almaqreze Centre website (Arabic)
- ^ MEMRI subtitled copy of al-Sibai on al-Jazeera
- ^ MEMRI transcript of portions of the al-Jazeera interview
- ^ Rebuttal of the lies and injustices that the Memri website and some of the British media spread about me., 18 July 2006
- ^ Baghdad and London: Time to face reality, Asharq al-Awsat, 15 July 2005
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sibai, Hani al- |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Qaylubiyah, Egypt |
| DATE OF DEATH | N/A |
| PLACE OF DEATH | N/A |
