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Al-Masri
Masri, Masry or Al-Masri ( ar, المصري, commonly spelled by Egyptians, ) is an Arabic surname meaning the Egyptian and may refer to: Al-Masri * Sama El Masri, Egyptian belly dancer * Hadi Al Masri (born 1986), Syrian footballer * Hamdi Al Masri (born 1986), Syrian footballer * Abu Ayyub al-Masri, Egyptian Islamic Jihad and al-Qaeda member * Abu Hamza al-Masri, Muslim extremist cleric in prison in the United Kingdom * Abu Khayr al-Masri, Egyptian al-Qaeda leader * Abu Osama al-Masri, Egyptian Muslim cleric and leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) branch in the Sinai Peninsula * Abu Ubaidah al-Masri (died 2007), an al-Qaeda operative in Pakistan * Abu Zubair al-Masri, an al-Qaeda operative originally from Egypt * Khalid al-Masri, suspected al-Qaeda member * Khalid El-Masri, German citizen of Lebanese origin formerly detained by the United States after extraordinary rendition * Mohammad Hasan Khalil al-Hakim, alias Abu Jihad al-Masri, the propaganda c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasser Al-Masri
Yasser Al-Masri ( ar, ياسر المصري) (22 November 1970 – 23 August 2018) was a Kuwaiti-born Jordanian-Palestinian actor. Biography Yasser Al-Masri was born in Kuwait City to a family of seven brothers and sisters. He graduated from Al-Rumaithiya Secondary School. He held a BA in Music Science from the Jordan Academy of Music, majoring in the clarinet and piano. In 2000, he married a journalist in the Jordanian newspaper Al Ra'i, Nisreen al-Kurd, with whom he had three children. Career Yasser Al-Masri had been involved in the art movement since the early 1990s through the "Theater Theater" group founded by Khaled Al-Tarifi in 1994. He began as an actor in the film ''Ya Ya Sama'in'', and his talent burst in 2007 with his performance of the role of Nimr bin Adwan, a poet in the series ''Nimr bin Adwan''. He participated in many Jordanian and Arab historical dramas. He participated in many local and Arab festivals through a series of theater performances. He served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Ubaidah Al-Masri
Abu Ubaidah al-Masri (; ar, ابو عبيده المصري; died December 2007) was an al-Qaeda operative in Pakistan. Al-Masri was implicated in the 2006 Transatlantic Aircraft Plot, which was to be carried out by a terrorist cell operating in London, but which was orchestrated by al-Qaeda's central leadership. Biography Al-Masri was Egyptian (the epithet literally means 'the Egyptian') but he received combat experience, and terrorist and insurgent training in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Chechnya. Al-Masri was thought to be a provincial al-Qaeda commander in Afghanistan, but according to ''The New York Times'', " l-Masriemerged as one of Al Qaeda's senior operatives after the death of Abu Hamza Rabia, another Egyptian who was killed by a missile strike in Pakistan in 2005." Al-Masri lived in Germany before going to Afghanistan to join the Mujahadeen. After Afghanistan, he returned to Germany to begin building a network in Europe. In 2006, two attempts were made by coalition forces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zafer Al-Masri
Zafer al-Masri ( ar, ظافر المصري; 1940 2 March 1986) was the Israel-appointed Mayor of Nablus, for a brief period of two months (January to March 1986). He had taken office in January 1986 as mayor in Nablus, the largest Arab town in the West Bank to replace an Israeli army officer who had served as an Israeli-appointed administrator for Nablus for the previous four years (1982-1986) after the removal of Bassam Shakaa the former elected Arab mayor of Nablus in 1982 for the latter's pro-PLO positions. Life In 1982, most Palestinian-elected mayors including Shakaa had been removed by the Menachem Begin administration. With Shimon Peres as new Israeli premier, the Israeli authorities considered Nablus as a test and were said to be planning to install other Arab mayors in Ramallah, El Bireh and Hebron. Peres had said on many occasions that it would be advantageous to Israel and the Arab Palestinian populace in the administered territories to have Palestinians administer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Ayyub Al-Masri
Abu Ayyub al-Masri ( ; , ', translation: "Father of Ayyub the Egyptian"; 1967 – 18 April 2010), also known as Abu Hamza al-MuhajirWanted Poster on al-Masri (in Arabic), US Department of State.Wanted Poster on al-Masri , US Department of State. (; ', translation: "Father of Hamza the immigrant"), born Abdel Moneim Ezz El-Din Ali Al-Badawi ( ar, عبد المنعم عز الدين علي البدوي), was the leader of during the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid El-Masri
Khaled El-Masri (also Khalid El-Masri and Khaled Masri, Levantine Arabic pronunciation: , ar, خالد المصري) (born 29 June 1963) is a German and Lebanese citizen who was mistakenly abducted by the Macedonian police in 2003, and handed over to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). While in CIA custody, he was flown to Afghanistan, where he was held at a black site and routinely interrogated, beaten, strip-searched, sodomized, and subjected to other cruel forms of inhumane and degrading treatment and torture. After El-Masri held hunger strikes, and was detained for four months in the " Salt Pit", the CIA finally admitted his arrest was a mistake and released him. He is believed to be among an estimated 3,000 detainees, including several key leaders of al Qaeda, whom the CIA captured from 2001 to 2005, in its campaign to dismantle terrorist networks. In May 2004, the U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Daniel R. Coats, convinced the German interior minister, Otto Schily, not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hisham Al-Masri
Hisham Al-Masri ( ar, هشام المصري; born 27 February 1973) is a Syrian former swimmer who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1973 births Living people Syrian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Syria Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Syria Asian Games silver medalists for Syria Asian Games bronze medalists for Syria Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1990 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1994 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1998 Asian Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Syria Swimmers at the 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Hamza Al-Masri
Mustafa Kamel Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى كامل مصطفى; born 15 April 1958), also known as Abu Hamza al-Masri (; , – literally, father of Hamza, the Egyptian), or simply Abu Hamza, is an Egyptian cleric who was the imam of Finsbury Park Mosque in London, England, where he preached Islamic fundamentalist views. In 2004, Hamza was arrested by British police after the United States requested he be extradited to face charges. He was later charged by British authorities with sixteen offences for inciting violence and racial hatred. In 2006, a British court found him guilty of inciting violence, and sentenced him to seven years' imprisonment. On 5 October 2012, after an eight-year legal battle, he was extradited from the UK to the United States to face terrorism charges and on 14 April 2014 his trial began in New York. On 19 May 2014, Hamza was found guilty of eleven terrorism charges by a jury in Manhattan. On 9 January 2015, he was sentenced to life in prison without the pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Khayr Al-Masri
Abdullah Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Rajab Abd al-Rahman ( ar, عبد الله عبد الرحمن محمد رجب عبد الرحمن), known as Ahmad Hasan Abu al-Khayr al-Masri ( ar, أحمد حسن أبو الخير المصري), (3 November 1957 – 26 February 2017) was an Egyptian al-Qaeda leader who has been described as the general deputy to al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. History Al-Masri was a member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad alongside Ayman al-Zawahiri and fled the country in the mid-1980s along with many other Islamic militants. He headed al-Qaeda's political committee and was a member of the Shura Council. He has been described as operating as a "trusted lieutenant" of the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri with whom al-Masri worked in Sudan and Afghanistan. Arrest He left Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks and prior to the United States invasion of Afghanistan. He fled to Iran, where he was arrested in Sistan and Baluchestan Province in April 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munib Al-Masri
Munib Rashid al-Masri ( ar, منيب رشيد المصري), also known as the "Duke of Nablus", and "the Godfather"(b. 1934), is a Palestinian industrialist, philanthropist, and patriarch of the al-Masri family. Relatives of his include his cousin, Arab Bank and Paltel chairman Sabih al-Masri, and nephews, developer Bashar Masri, and Jordanian former prime minister Taher al-Masri. One of Yasser Arafat's closest friends and supporters, al-Masri has served as a minister in the cabinet of Jordan, and has on multiple occasions declined both the presidency and the prime ministership of Palestine. Personal life al-Masri was born in Nablus in 1934. He attended the an-Najah National University and graduated from the University of Texas in the United States. He was involved in establishing the al-Quds University. His wealth is rooted in the oil and gas business, but much of his investments fall under thEdgo Group his holding company which operates in contracting, industrial develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeed Al-Masri
Mustafa Ahmed Muhammad Uthman Abu al-Yazid ( ar, مصطفى أحمد محمد عثمان أبو اليزيد), better known as Saeed al-Masri ( ar, سعيد المصري) or simply al-Masri, (February 27, 1955 - May 21, 2010) was an Egyptian who was alleged to have acted as the financial chief for al-Qaeda. Along with Mahfouz Ould al-Walid and Saif al-Adel, al-Masri was believed to have opposed the September 11 attacks two months prior to their execution. He was killed in a targeted killing drone airstrike in Pakistan on May 21, 2010. In Pakistan He was initially arrested among hundreds of others following the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981.FoxSenior al-Qaeda commander killed in Pakistan August 12, 2008 He was imprisoned for three years in Egypt, and shortly after he joined Egyptian Islamic Jihad, and in 1988 went to Afghanistan. He had two wives and several sons and daughters, including one married to the son of Sheikh Omar Abd al-Rahman.Michael Scheuer (July 3, 2007''Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taher Al-Masri
Taher Nashat al-Masri ( ar, طاهر المصري; born March 5, 1942) is a Jordanian of Palestinian origin who served as the 28th Prime Minister of Jordan from 19 June 1991 to 21 November 1991. He opposed the invasion of Iraq but reportedly wanted the Americans to stay in Iraq and keep it "out of the hands of the fundamentalists". He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jordan from 1993 to 1995. He served on the Council on Foreign Relations since 2002 and is the league's commissioner for civil society. While Prime Minister, he pressed for changes to the election law. He served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from 17 December 2009 to 24 October 2013. Honors * Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2020) See also * List of prime ministers of Jordan This is a list of prime ministers of Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasmine Al Masri
Yasmine Al Massri is an actress, dancer, video artist and human rights advocate. She was born in Beirut, Lebanon to a Palestinian father and an Egyptian mother. She is a French and American citizen. She made her film debut in the 2007 film ''Caramel''. In 2015, Massri starred as ''Nimah Amin'' and ''Raina Amin'', identical twins in the ABC thriller series '' Quantico''. Early life She moved to Paris to live and study, and in 2007 graduated from École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts and began her career as a dancer at the Souraya Baghdadi dance company. Career Massri made her big screen début in the 2007 critically acclaimed Lebanese LGBT-themed comedy-drama film, ''Caramel'', directed by Nadine Labaki. The film was presented at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, For ''Caramel'' she received the Best Actress Award at the 2007 Abu Dhabi Film Festival, and the same year a Best Actress nomination at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Following ''Caramel'', she starred in the internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
