Noordin Mohammad Top
| Noordin Mohammad Top | |
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Noordin's FBI Photo
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| Born |
11 August 1968 Kluang, Johor, Malaysia |
| Died | 17 September 2009 (aged 41) Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia |
| Occupation | Financier, alleged trainer of the splinter group of Jemaah Islamiyah |
| Criminal penalty | None |
| Criminal status | Deceased (2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Munfiatun |
Noordin Mohammad Top (11 August 1968 – 17 September 2009) was a Malaysian Muslim extremist, also referred to as Noordin, Din Moch Top, Muh Top, Top M, or Mat Top. Until his death, he was Indonesia's most wanted Islamist militant.
Born in Kluang, Johor, Malaysia, he is thought to have been a key bomb maker and/or financier for Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and to have left JI and set up a more violent splinter group Tanzim Qaedat al-Jihad. Noordin was reported by the FBI to be "an explosives expert". The FBI reported him as "an officer, recruiter, bomb maker and trainer for the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) group."
Once in Indonesia, he married using an assumed name, Abdurrachman Aufi. His wife, Munfiatun, was jailed in June 2005 for concealing information about his whereabouts.
Noordin and Azahari Husin were thought to have masterminded the 2003 JW Marriott hotel bombing in Jakarta, the 2004 Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta, the 2005 Bali bombings and the 2009 JW Marriott - Ritz-Carlton bombings, and Noordin may have assisted in the 2002 Bali Bombings.
Noordin, allegedly nicknamed Money man, was an indoctrinator who was specialised in recruiting militants into becoming suicide bombers and collecting funds for militant activities. Having long since been wanted by Malaysian and Indonesian authorities he was added to the FBI's third major "wanted" list in 2006. FBI Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list.
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