| Importance | Very High |
 | Location | Indonesia |
| Affiliation | Jemaah Islamiya1 |
| Role | Commander1 |
| Nationality | Indonesian1 |
| Alias(es) | Abdus Samad1, Abdus Somad1 |
| Alternate Spelling(s) | Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, Abu Bakar Baasyir, Abu Bakr Bashir, Abu Bakr Ba'asyir, Abu Bakr Baasyir |
| Date of Birth | Aug. 17, 19381 |
| Place of Birth | Jombang, East Java, Indonesia1 |
| Gender | Male |
| Charged with | Conspiracy1 |
| Charging authority | Indonesia |
| In connection with | Bali nightclub bombing |
| Case status | Convicted1 |
| Convictions | Conspiracy1 |
| Sentence | 30 months imprisonment1 |
| Case resolved | March 2005 |
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| Narrative and Notes |
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| Reliable | Emir of Jemaah Islamiya since the death of Abdullah Sungkar in 1999. The U.S. government says he personally approved JI's various terrorist operations.
He denies being a terrorist or leading a terrorist organization.
He has called for the destruction of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines.
He was imprisoned and convicted in Indonesia on conspiracy charges, and released in June 2006 after having his sentence reduced. Australia and other nations strongly criticized his release.
The U.S. government ordered his assets frozen on April 13, 2006.1 |
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| 1 U.S. Treasury Department press release JS-4179, April 13, 2006. |
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