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Amrozi Nurhasyim

Amrozi
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Amrozi
Born Ali Amrozi bin Haji Nurhasyim
(1962-07-05)5 July 1962
Lamongan, East Java, Indonesia
Died 9 November 2008(2008-11-09) (aged 46)
Nusakambangan, Indonesia
Cause of death Execution by firing squad
Nationality Indonesian
Known for 2002 Bali bombings
Criminal penalty Death penalty
Criminal status Dead;
Executed by firing squad
Allegiance
Conviction(s) Carrying out an act of terrorism
Partner(s)
Killings
Date 12 October 2002 (2002-10-12)
23:05 CIT (UTC+08:00)
Location(s) Bali, Indonesia
Target(s) Two nightclubs with Western clientele, US Consular office
Killed 202
Injured 209
Weapons Suicide bombing, car bomb, and bomb vest using potassium chlorate
Date apprehended
7 November 2002 (2002-11-07)
Notes

Ali Amrozi bin Haji Nurhasyim (5 July 1962 – 9 November 2008), also known as Amrozi, was an Indonesian who was convicted and executed for his role in carrying out the 2002 Bali bombings, an act of terrorism. Amrozi was the brother of Huda bin Abdul Haq, also known as Muklas, who coordinated the bombing attack. Amrozi was executed together with Muklas and their co-conspirator, Imam Samudra.

Amrozi was born in Tenggulun, Lamongan, East Java in 1962, the fifth of 13 children. He attended the Al-Mukmin Islamic school founded by Abu Bakar Bashir along with his brothers Muklas and Ali Imron. His family were strictly religious, following the Wahhabist school of Islam which has its roots in Saudi Arabia. Amrozis' grandfather established the first pesantren in Tenggulun. His father Nur Hasyim taught his sons that Javanese customs were considered heresy under Sharia law and were therefore to be eradicated. Nur Hasyim was involved in the Indonesian independence struggle against the Dutch, often regailing his sons with tales of heroism by his fellow Muslims.

Amrozi displayed little interest in school or religious studies. Police psychiatric reports undertaken after the Bali bombings describe him as "simple" and "shallow" and report that he was easily influenced by others. They describe him as having an immature personality and lower than normal intellectual capacity. Amrozis' brother, Ali Imron, reported that Amrozi was continually in trouble at school and at home, being banned and expelled by teachers and stealing items from his own home and selling them. He only made it to the second year of high school. At the age of 23 Amrozi married for the first time; marrying a local girl with the marriage lasting two years, producing a daughter. He attempted high school again but dropped out soon after. Seemingly without purpose and lacking direction he began vandalising Javanese graves in his village in an apparent attempt to gain approval from his strictly religious and respected father. He mortified his parents by desecrating the grave of a respected village elder, subsequently spending a week in police custody.


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