Zulkifli Abdhir

Zulkifli was born in 1966 in Muar, Johor, Malaysia.

According to the FBI, he was 5 feet 6 inches tall, approximately 120 pounds, and could speak Malay, Tagalog, English, and Arabic.

Zulkifli attended a boarding school in Malaysia until he trained overseas as an engineer in the USA.

After his training, he abruptly left his 10 siblings and 3 children to join up with terrorist activities.

"I remember him saying that he wanted to secure a good job and provide for the family. He used to take me sightseeing regularly and helped me with the household expenses. Then he was gone."

Zulkifli, often going under the nom de guerre "Marwan", was suspected to be in charge of the South Eastern Asian and Indonesian terrorist group called the Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia (KMM).

The KMM is/was a part of the international terrorist organisation, Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), of which Zulkifli was believed to be part of its central command.

He was initially wanted by the Malaysian government for the killing of a Christian member of their Parliament in 2000, which was an attack that was backed by Al-Qaeda.

Zulkifli was wanted for the allegation of being a supplier of bombs to various terrorist groups around the world.

He was also under suspicion of teaching terrorists how to create bombs.

Zulkifli, himself, was taught to make IEDs by the terrorist Azahari Husin.

He was involved in the building of bombs for the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group, which brought him into brief collaborations with Umar Patek, before Patek's leaving to Pakistan, and with Khadaffy Janjalani (deceased).

His brother-in-law, Taufik bin Abdul Halim was also arrested for terrorist charges in 2001 for involvement in an attempted mall bombing located in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The explosive device reportedly triggered early leading to little or no injuries besides Taufik himself, who lost his leg in the explosion.

After 12 years in jail for his attempted bombing, Taufik was released and flown back to Johor to be with his family after being pardoned by President of Indonesia Joko Widodo.

Malaysian police have promised to monitor his actions due to his high-profile relation to Zulkifli.

He was suspected of leading the Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia (KMM), being part of the central command of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), and of involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings.

He was suspected of hiding in Mindanao under the protection of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.

The JI is the main cause of the devastating 2002 Bali bombings and many other attacks in South Eastern Asia of which Zulkifli's involvement in is also suspected.

Abdhir also co-founded the terrorist group Khalifa Islamiyah Mindanao.

Zulkifli was indicted for arrest on 1 August 2007 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

While hiding in Mindanao under the protection of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), he continued to stay involved in militant Islamic activity and terrorist bombings.

An anonymous military source told Gulf News that, along with other South Eastern Asian militants, Zulkifli was engaged in the training of local jihadist volunteers to join The Islamic State.

This was reported after the BIFF declared its allegiance to helping ISIL's cause.

Sources have estimated that during his militant activity in Mindanao he may have trained up to 300 terrorists in explosives use, detonation, and building.

Rahmat was refused bail twice, once upon his initial arrest and a second time in 2008.

He is currently in custody in a California prison, contrary to unverified reports of his residence being in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, where he submitted his DNA to confirm his brother's demise.

The FBI told Reuters that he was "a person familiar with the testing procedures", indicating they extracted his DNA previously.

Zulkifli Abdhir (1966 – 25 January 2015) was a Malaysian who was one of the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists.

The American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agency offered a US$5 million reward for information leading to his capture.

He was the maker of bombs delivered for usage to several terrorist groups.

He was often referred to by the nom de guerre Marwan.

Zulkifli was killed on 25 January 2015 by Philippine Special Action Force (SAF) officers during the raid that culminated in the Mamasapano clash.

It was reported from news organisations on 26 January 2015, that the Jemaah Islamiyah in co-ordination with Zulkifli had planned to construct a bomb to be detonated as the papal convoy drove down T.M. Kalaw Street in Manila on 18 January.

The source also claimed that another attempt on the Pope's life was planned the day before, but was thwarted by changes in the Pope's plans.

Filipino police have denied the legitimacy of these reports.

His brother, Rahmat Abdhir, was arrested in California for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, providing material to terrorists, false statements, and providing material to a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (Zulkifli).

In an email between the two they discussed the exchange rates and prices of weapons, specifically an M60 machine gun.

Further investigation showed that Rahmat had wired over 10,000 dollars to his brother.

Federal agents discovered 1,000 rounds of ammunition, scopes to sniper rifles, two-way radios, military training manuals, and materials used to make bombs.