Abdul Hakim Murad (terrorist)

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This article is concerned with the Pakistani terrorist. Abdul-Hakim Murad is also an alias for Timothy Winter, a Lecturer in Islamic studies at the University of Cambridge. Timothy Winter (also known as Abdal-Hakim Murad) is a lecturer in Islamic studies at the Faculty of Divinity in the University of Cambridge and a leading British Islamic scholar. ... Lecturer is the name given to university teachers in most of the English-speaking world (but not at most universities in the US or Canada) who do not hold a professorship. ... Islamic Studies is the academic discipline which focuses on Islamic issues. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

Abdul Hakim Ali Hashim Murad (January 4, 1968-) was an alleged conspirator in the Operation Bojinka planned terrorist attacks. January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Operation Bojinka (also known as Project Bojinka, Bojinka Plot, Bojinga, from Arabic: بجنكة – slang in many dialects for explosion and pronounced Bo-JIN-ka, except in Egyptian where it is Bo-GIN-ka) was a planned large-scale attack on airliners in 1995, and was a precursor to the September...

He used the alias Ahmed Saeed when Manila police apprehended him. He was mentioned on Ramzi Yousef's laptop personal computer as Obaid. Manila (Filipino: Maynila) is the capital city of the Philippines. ... Ramzi Ahmed Yousef or Ramzi Mohammed Yousef (also transliterated as Ramzi Yusuf, Ramzi Youssef, and other ways), birth name possibly Abdul Basit Karim. ... Laptop with touchpad. ...

He was the Pakistani-born son of a crane operator working for a petroleum company in Kuwait. He graduated from a high school in Al-Jery, Kuwait. Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Latin petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish flammable liquid, which exists in the upper strata of some areas of the Earths crust. ...

He would then attend a series of flight schools, including Emirates Flying School in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Alpha Tango Flying Service in San Antonio, Texas, and flight schools in Schenectady, New York, New Bern, North Carolina, Louisiana, and Pasay City, Philippines. On June 8, 1992, he received a commercial pilot's license from Coastal Aviation Incorporated after completing 275 hours of required flight time. Dubai or Dubayy (in Arabic: دبيّ, IPA , generally in English) refers to either one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates on the Arabian Peninsula, or that emirates main city, sometimes called Dubai City to distinguish it from the emirate. ... Downtown San Antonio as viewed from the Tower of the Americas Nickname: Alamo City Location in Texas Founded  -Incorporated 1731 {{{incorporated}}}  County Bexar County Mayor Phil Hardberger Area  - Total  - Water 1,067. ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry (R) Official languages None. ... Schenectady is a city located in Schenectady County, New York, of which it is the county seat. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... New Bern is a city located in Craven County, North Carolina where the Trent River and the Neuse River converge. ... State nickname: Tar Heel State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455 km² (16%) Population (2000)  - Population 4,468,976 (22nd)  - Density 39. ... Pasay City is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ramzi Yousef, a friend of Murad's who attended terrorist camps in Afghanistan, taught Murad how to make bombs in Lahore, Pakistan. During one of the practice sessions, a bomb exploded in Yousef's face, reducing the ability of one of his eyes to see. Ramzi Ahmed Yousef or Ramzi Mohammed Yousef (also transliterated as Ramzi Yusuf, Ramzi Youssef, and other ways), birth name possibly Abdul Basit Karim. ... Lahore (لاةور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ... Massive ordinance air-burst bomb. ... An eye is an organ that detects light. ...

While they were in Metro Manila in the Philippines, Murad and Yousef often went to two karaoke bars, the XO on Adriatico Sreet, and the Firehouse on Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City. According to Murad, they never went to the mosque. Metro Manila, Philippines Metro Manila (Kalakhang Maynila in Filipino), also simply called Manila outside the metropolis, is the metropolitan area that contains the City of Manila, the regional center and the capital of the Philippines. ... A Karaoke machine Karaoke (Japanese: カラオケ, from 空 kara, empty, and オーケストラ ōkesutora, orchestra) is a form of entertainment where an amateur singer accompanies recorded music. ... Pasay City is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. ... Tulip Mosque in Ufa, Russia. ...

As part of the Bojinka plot, Murad was slated to bomb two United Airlines aircraft, and was also slated to be the suicide pilot that would pilot a small plane filled with explosives into the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. United Airlines Boeing 777 taking off at Schiphol, Amsterdam. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is one of the American foreign intelligence agencies, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... Langley is a community in the census-designated place of McLean in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. ...

He was arrested shortly after police arrived at the Doña Josefa Apartments in Manila, Philippines in January 6, 1995, soon after a fire occurred when Murad was mixing chemicals. He left after the fire, but came back after the fire was put out to remove the laptop computer in the apartment, which contained the plans for the attack. He called himself Ahmed Saeed as he was being arrested. He offered 110,740 Philippine pesos ($2,000 U.S. dollars) to the Manila police if they let him go. Although they did not make that much money in a year, Aida Fariscal, the watch commander, refused to let him go. Police grew suspicious after "Saeed" mumbled that, "two Satans that must be destroyed: the Pope and America." This led a further search of room 603, where they found a bomb factory and a computer with data relating to the plot. For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Philippine peso (Filipino: piso) is the official currency of the Philippines. ... The United States dollar, or American dollar, is the official currency of the United States. ... Aida D. Fariscal (1940? - ) is a former policewoman and watch commander in the Manila Police Department in the Philippines. ...

"Saeed" was sent to Camp Crame, a military installation outside of Manila. Murad at first taunted investigators. For 67 days, he was subjected to "tactical interrogation", what Manila authorities called his torture. According to journalists Marites Vitug and Glenda Gloria, both of whom wrote the book Under the Crescent Moon, agents hit Murad with a chair or a long piece of wood when he didn't talk. They forced water down his throat and pressed cigarette lights on his private parts. His ribs had completely been cracked, and agents were surprised that he survived. Camp Crame is the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and is located in Quezon City. ... The Iron Maiden of Nuremberg was a famous torture device Torture is the infliction of severe physical or psychological pain as an expression of cruelty, a means of intimidation, deterrent or punishment, or as a tool for the extraction of information or confessions. ... Typical Western wooden chair A chair is a piece of furniture consisting of a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. ... WOOD is a pair of radio stations in Grand Rapids, Michigan owned by Clear Channel on the frequencies of 1300 AM and 105. ... Water (from the Old English word wæter; c. ... A cigarette will burn to ash on one end. ... The penis (plural penises or penes) or phallus is the external male copulatory organ, and, in mammals, the external male organ of urination. ...

He finally confessed after the 67 days. When an agent pretended to be a Mossad agent and told Murad that he was being taken to Israel, Murad's fear of Jews finally broke him, according to an investiagtor. Official seal of the Mossad Ha-Mossad le-Modiin ule-Tafkidim Meyuhadim (Hebrew: המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים, Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks) is an Israeli intelligence agency, commonly referred to as Mossad. ...

Abdul Hakim Murad was sent to the United States on April 12, 1995 and would later help convict Yousef based on Murad's testimony. Murad got a life sentence to prison on May 16, 1998. April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Life imprisonment is a term used for a particular kind of sentence of imprisonment. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

He was found to have many aliases. A Pakistani passport found had "Abdul Hakim, student, age 26, Pakistani passport No. C665334, issued in Kuwait."

External links

• CNN Article on Murad's conviction - Has a picture of Murad
• LA Times article on Bojinka