Ali Amrozi bin Haji Nurhasyim (a.k.a Amrozi) (b. July 5, 1962) is an Indonesian terrorist who was convicted for his part in the 2002 Bali bombing. He is a native of East Java and the 5th of 13 children. His two brothers Ali Ghufron, aka Mukhlas and Ali Imron were also both involved in the Bali bombing in October 2002. Mukhlas is suspected of converting Amrozi to militantism when the two reunited in Malaysia in the late 1980's. Both his brothers area currently police in custody. Image File history File links 1060248773. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Terrorism is the unconventional use of violence for political gain. ... National flags at Kuta explosion site (October 17, 2002) The 2002 Bali Bombing occurred on October 12, 2002 in the town of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing 202 people and injuring a further 209. ... Map showing East Java within Indonesia East Java (Indonesian: Jawa Timur) is one of Indonesias 32 provinces. ...

Amrozi was allegedly motivated by the radical Islamic and anti-Western ideology espoused by Jemaah Islamiyah(JI). Amrozi has denied being a member of JI and stated that the attacks were in support for Muslims around the world. The phrase Islamic fundamentalism is primarily used in the West to describe Islamist groups. ... Jemaah Islamiyah, sometimes rendered Jemaah Islamiah, is a militant Islamic terrorist organization dedicated to the establishment of a fundamentalist Islamic theocracy in Southeast Asia, in particular Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, and the south of Thailand and the Philippines. ...

In an interview with the chief of investigations, General I Made Mangku Pastika, when asked about Amrozi's feelings toward the bombing Pastika replied "There is no regret at all for him[Amrozi]. Doing his duty to God, he shows no regret. He's very calm, very cool... proud of his activities... Amrozi's only regret about the bombing was the fact that most of the dead were Australians rather than Americans...He doesn't regret it but he is just unhappy." [1] At the time of the bombing it was considered general knowledge that Bali was a popular tourist destination for Australians rather than Americans. The fact that Amrozi's target group was American points to his uneducated upbringing.

On August 7, 2003, he was found guilty of his role in the bombings and sentenced to death by firing squad, however, he has not been executed, due to legal technicalities. The law under which he was convicted was not in effect at the time of the murders, and was ruled illegal by the Indonesian high court in July 2004. Originally incarcerated in Denpasar's prison, he was moved to the prison island of Nusakambangan in October 2005. August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offense or a capital crime. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: July 2004 in sports Deaths in July • 31 David B. Haight • 29 Francis Crick • 29 Nafisa Joseph • 23 Joe Cahill • 23 Mehmood • 23 Illinois Jacquet • 23 Carlos Paredes • 22 Sacha Distel • 21 Jerry Goldsmith • 21... Denpasar is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. ... Nusa Kambangan (also Nusakambangan, Nusa Kembangan) is an island off the southern coast of Java, near the town of Cilacap in Central Java province. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Amrozi's seemingly nonchalant demeanor throughout his trial has earned him nicknames such as "The Smiling Assassin" and "The Smiling Bomber" .

External links

• "Bomb!" cries happy Amrozi (Sydney Morning Herald, August 7th 2003)
• Protestor's storm bomber's prison (SMH, October 12 2005)
• BBC Profile: Amrozi
• CNN Amrozi: Bali's 'smiling bomber'