Hani al-Sibai

Hani al-Sibai
Hani al-Sibai
Born	1961 (age 62–63)
Other names	Arabic: هاني السباعي; Hani Mohammed Yusuf al-Siba'i; هاني محمد يوسف السباعي; Hani al-Said al-Siba'i Yusuf; هاني السيد السباعي يوسف;
Known for	Convicted of terrorism in absentia

Hani Mohammed Yusuf al-Siba'i (هاني محمد يوسف السباعي) (born 1 March 1961 in Qaylubiyah, Egypt) is an Egyptian Islamic scholar who was a member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad and now lives in London as a political refugee. Efforts to deport him have failed.^[1]^[2] He is a supporter of al-Qaeda and is used as a scholarly reference by the movement. The leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, listed him as one of four scholars that Muslims worldwide should follow, alongside Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, Abu Qatada and Dr. Tariq Abdelhaleem.

^ Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Summary of the Security Intelligence Report concerning Mahmoud Jaballah^{[permanent dead link]}, 22 February 2008. Appendix A.
^ telegraph.co.uk: "Cleric said to be behind Tunisian beach massacre is living on benefits in Britain", 6 July 2015

[csisJaballah-1] Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Summary of the Security Intelligence Report concerning Mahmoud Jaballah^{[permanent dead link]}, 22 February 2008. Appendix A.

[dtc-2] telegraph.co.uk: "Cleric said to be behind Tunisian beach massacre is living on benefits in Britain", 6 July 2015

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