Yazid Sufaat
Malaysian JI member who weaponised anthrax for al-Qaeda.
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Yazid Sufaat is a Malaysian member of the extremist Islamist terrorist organisation Jemaah Islamiyah, known for developing anthrax as a weapon of bio-terrorism for al-Qaeda. He was arrested by Malaysian authorities in December 2001, released in 2008, and detained again on terrorist charges in 2013.
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- Also known as
- Yazud bin Sufaat or Yazid Shufaat
- Born
- 20 January 1964
- Birthplace
- Johor Lama, Malaysia
- Education
- Degree in biochemistry from California State University, Sacramento (1987)
- Military rank
- Captain in the Malaysian army
- Organisation
- Jemaah Islamiyah (from 1993)
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