Hani al-Sibai

Hani al-Sibai
Born1961 (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 forConvicted 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.

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