Ahmad Salama Mabruk
| Ahmad Salama Mabruk | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 December 1956 El Giza, Egypt |
| Arrested | 1981, 1996, 1998 Egypt, Russia, and Azerbaijan |
| Died | October 3, 2016 (aged 59) Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib Governorate, Syria |
| Citizenship | Egyptian |
| Detained at | Guantanamo Bay camp |
| Alternate name | Abu al-Faraj al-Masri, Sharif |
| Children | Ibrahim, Ahmed, Musab, at least one daughter |
Ahmad Salama Mabruk (Arabic: الشيخ أحمد سلامة مبروك; December 8, 1956 – October 3, 2016), known as Abu Faraj al-Masri (Arabic: أبو الفرج المصري), was a senior leader in the Syrian militant group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, and was previously a leader in Jabhat al-Nusra and the Egyptian Islamic Jihad militant groups. He was present alongside Abu Muhammad al-Julani at the announcement of the creation of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham. He was one of 14 people subjected to extraordinary rendition by the CIA prior to the 2001 declaration of a War on Terror.
A computer science graduate of Cairo University, Mabrouk graduated alongside Mustafa Hamza. He then joined the Egyptian army as a reserve officer, and raised his sons "to obey Allah's commands, in a home where obedience, traveling for the sake of jihad, and perseverance were encouraged".
In 1981, Mabruk was arrested following the assassination of President Anwar Sadat, and sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
Released in 1988, Mabruk moved to Afghanistan where Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif was gathering EIJ members. However, al-Sharif was replaced by Ayman al-Zawahiri as leader of the group in 1991, and the following year Mabruk moved to the Sudan.
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