Back محمد يوسف (داعية) Arabic উস্তাজ মোহাম্মদ ইউসুফ Bengali/Bangla Mohammed Yusuf Czech Muhammad Yusuf Danish Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf German Mohammed Yusuf Spanish محمد یوسف (نیجریه) Persian Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf Finnish Mohamed Yusuf French Muhammad Yusuf Hausa
Mohammed Yusuf | |
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| Born | 29 January 1970 Yobe |
| Died | 30 July 2009 (aged 39) Maiduguri |
| Allegiance | Boko Haram |
| Years of service | 2002–2007 |
| Rank | Leader |
| Battles/wars | Boko Haram insurgency |
Mohammed Yusuf (29 January 1970 – 30 July 2009), also known as Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, was a Nigerian terrorist who founded the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in 2002. He was its leader until he was killed during the 2009 Boko Haram uprising.[1] The group's official name is Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means "People Committed to the Propagation of the Teachings and Jihad".[2]
Born in Girgi village, in Jakusko, present-day Yobe State, Nigeria, Yusuf received a University education.[3] Later he studied more of Islam and became a Salafi.[4]
- ^ Boko Haram: The Emerging Jihadist Threat in West Africa – Background, Anti-Defamation League, 12 December 2011.
- ^ "Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists?". BBC News. 26 August 2011.
- ^ "West African Militancy and Violence", page 74
- ^ Dowd, Robert A. (1 July 2015). Christianity, Islam, and Liberal Democracy: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa. Oxford University Press. p. 102. ISBN 9780190225216.
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