Abdullah Sungkar (1937 – 20 October 1999) founded and led
Jemaah Islamiyah
Jemaah Islamiyah (, ''al-Jamāʿah al-Islāmiyyah'', meaning "Islamic Congregation", frequently abbreviated JI) was a Southeast Asian Islamist militant group based in Indonesia, which was dedicated to the establishment of an Islamic state in ...
, an
Islamist terrorist and separatist organization. He was of
Hadhrami Arab
Arabs (, , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world.
Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years ...
descent.
See also
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Abu Bakar Ba'asyir
References
1937 births
1999 deaths
Jemaah Islamiyah
Hadhrami people
Indonesian people of Yemeni descent
Pirate radio personalities
Indonesian Islamists
Leaders of jihadist groups
People from Surakarta
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