Yazid Sufaat

Yazid Sufaat is a Malaysian biochemist who was involved in the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization. He is known for his role in attempting to produce anthrax for the organization, and for his association with two of the 9/11 hijackers.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Yazid Sufaat was born in 1964 in Johor, Malaysia. He studied biochemistry at California State University, Sacramento, graduating in 1987.

Al-Qaeda involvement[edit | edit source]

In the late 1990s, Sufaat joined the Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist organization, which is linked to Al-Qaeda. He was introduced to the organization by his former army captain, Nik Aziz Nik Adli.

In 2001, Sufaat hosted two of the 9/11 hijackers, Khalid al-Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi, at his apartment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This meeting is known as the Kuala Lumpur al-Qaeda Summit.

Sufaat also attempted to produce anthrax for Al-Qaeda in a laboratory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. However, he was unsuccessful in creating a strain of the bacteria that could be used as a weapon.

Arrest and imprisonment[edit | edit source]

Sufaat was arrested in December 2001 when he attempted to return to Malaysia from Afghanistan. He was detained under the Internal Security Act and held in detention for seven years.

In 2013, Sufaat was again arrested for recruiting members for Al-Qaeda in Syria. He was sentenced to four years in prison.

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