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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab

1986 - Today

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (Arabic: عمر فاروق عبد المطلب; also known as Umar Abdul Mutallab and Omar Farooq al-Nigeri; born 22 December 1986) popularly referred to as the "Underwear Bomber" or "Christmas Bomber", is a Nigerian terrorist who attempted to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his underwear while on board Northwest Airlines Flight 253, en route from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, U.S. on 25 December 2009. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed to have organised the attack with Abdulmutallab; they said they supplied him with the bomb and trained him. Connections to al-Qaeda and Anwar al-Awlaki have been found, although the latter denied ordering the bombing. Abdulmutallab was convicted in a U.S. federal court of eight federal criminal counts, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted murder of 289 people. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is the 305th most popular extremist, the 281st most popular biography from Nigeria and the 2nd most popular Nigerian Extremist.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is most famous for attempting to detonate an explosive device on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on December 25, 2009, in an act of terrorism. He was later convicted and sentenced to life in prison for his actions.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab ranks 305 out of 283. Before him are Zeynab Jalalian, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Reynhard Sinaga, Omar Khadr, Samantha Lewthwaite, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. After him are Elliot Rodger, Adam Yahiye Gadahn, Dylann Roof, Lucy Letby, John Walker Lindh, and Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia

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Zeynab Jalalian
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 299
Hardeep Singh Nijjar
1977 - 2023
HPI: 38.02
Rank: 300
Reynhard Sinaga
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 301
Omar Khadr
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 302
Samantha Lewthwaite
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.16
Rank: 303
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.99
Rank: 304
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.75
Rank: 305
Elliot Rodger
1991 - 2014
HPI: 34.34
Rank: 306
Adam Yahiye Gadahn
1978 - 2015
HPI: 34.29
Rank: 307
Dylann Roof
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 308
Lucy Letby
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 309
John Walker Lindh
1981 - Present
HPI: 32.50
Rank: 310
Thomas Matthew Crooks
2003 - 2024
HPI: 26.81
Rank: 311

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab ranks 1,712. Before him are Steffen Weinhold, Artem Sitak, Russell Martin, Brice Leverdez, Moritz Müller, and Michael de Leeuw. After him are Monday James, Ni Hong, Cirkut, Lucas Calabrese, Kenta Tanno, and Stéphanie Dubois.

Others Born in 1986

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Steffen Weinhold
HANDBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.81
Rank: 1,707
Artem Sitak
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.80
Rank: 1,708
Russell Martin
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.80
Rank: 1,709
Brice Leverdez
BADMINTON PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.78
Rank: 1,710
Moritz Müller
HOCKEY PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.77
Rank: 1,711
Michael de Leeuw
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.76
Rank: 1,712
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
EXTREMIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.75
Rank: 1,713
Monday James
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.75
Rank: 1,714
Ni Hong
POLITICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 1,715
Cirkut
MUSICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.73
Rank: 1,716
Lucas Calabrese
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 1,717
Kenta Tanno
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 1,718
Stéphanie Dubois
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 1,719