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- Birthname: Mustafa Hamid
- Birthdate: March 1945U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)
- Birthplace: Alexandria, EgyptU.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)
- Nationality: Egyptian PakistaniU.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)
- Aliases: Mustafa Muhammad `Atiya Hamid, Mustafa Atiya, Abu Walid al-Misri, Abu al-Walid al-Masri, Abu al-Walid, Hashim al-MakkiU.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)
- Was a satellite TV station correspondentU.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)
- Also known as Abu al-Walid al-MasriCounterterrorism Blog: U.S. Treasury Designates Sa'ad Bin Laden and Mustafa Hamid, Top Al Qaeda Terrorist (January 16, 2009)
- Has written two books: Chatter on the World's Rooftop and The Story of the Arab Afghans, From Their Entry Into Afghanistan Until They Left With TalibanCounterterrorism Blog: U.S. Treasury Designates Sa'ad Bin Laden and Mustafa Hamid, Top Al Qaeda Terrorist (January 16, 2009)
- Served as an instructor at a terrorist training camp near Jalalabad that specialized in explosives
- U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)
- Alleged to work for Al Qaeda in IranGoogle News (AFP): US Treasury Targets Bin Laden Son, Al Qaeda... (January 16, 2009)
- Detained by authorities in Iran in 2003Google News (AFP): US Treasury Targets Bin Laden Son, Al Qaeda... (January 16, 2009)
- Accused of being a senior Al-Qaeda associate
- Alleged to be primary liason between Al-Qaeda and the Iranian governmentGoogle News (AFP): US Treasury Targets Bin Laden Son, Al Qaeda... (January 16, 2009)
- Believed to have helped develop an Islamist militant movement in AustraliaCounterterrorism Blog: U.S. Treasury Designates Sa'ad Bin Laden and Mustafa Hamid, Top Al Qaeda Terrorist (January 16, 2009)
- Associated with Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama Bin Laden and Mullah OmarCounterterrorism Blog: U.S. Treasury Designates Sa'ad Bin Laden and Mustafa Hamid, Top Al Qaeda Terrorist (January 16, 2009)
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Mustafa Hamid is a senior Al Qaeda associate and primary liason between the terrorist group and the Iranian government. During the mid 90s he is said to have acted as middle man between Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden and Iranian officials, brokering an agreement that allowed members of the organization safe passage to Afghanistan through Iran. During the late 90s, when tensions were high between Afghanistan and Iran, Hamid traveled to Tehran, where he once again acted as an intermediary, this time on behalf of the Taliban.U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)
On January 16, 2009 the United States Treasury Department zeroed-in on four alleged Al-Qaeda operatives with ties to the organization's operations in Iran. The department issued executive order 13224, freezing the men's assets and prohibiting transactions between them and U.S. citizens. The purpose of such an order is to target the operatives as well as those that support them, and forces Iran to publicly accept responsibility for how it is meeting its international obligations regarding Al Qaeda. The four men, including Hamid, Muhammad Rab'a al-Sayid al-Bahtiyti, Ali Saleh Husain, and Osama Bin Laden's son Saad bin Laden, were allegedly detained by Iranian authorities in 2003, though it is believed Sa'ad bin Laden has been away from the country since at least September of 2008.Google News (AFP): US Treasury Targets Bin Laden Son, Al Qaeda with Iran Ties (January 16, 2009)
Terrorist Ties
Mustafa Hamid is the father-in-law of Sayf al-Adl , a senior military commander for Al Qaeda. During his time in Iran Hamid forged a relationship with Iran's Revolutionary Guards, who both harbored him and served as his primary contact between Al Qaeda and Iran. In 2001 he tried to to negotiate with the Iranian government in attempts to relocate Al Qaeda families to Iran. Then in 2002 he encouraged contacts between Iran's Revolutionary Guards and a senior Al Qaeda military commander. By the middle of 2004, however, he was arrested in Iran with other Al Qaeda members and associates.U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Targets Al Qaida Operatives in Iran (January 16, 2009)
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