Abdurajak Abubakar Janjalani

Abdurajak Abubakar Janjalani
اَبْدُرَجَكْ اَبُبَكَرْ جَنْجَلَنِ
Born1959
DiedDecember 18, 1998 (aged 3839)
Cause of deathGunshot wound
NationalityMoro
Known forNominal leader of the Filipino militant group Abu Sayyaf
SuccessorKhadaffy Janjalani

Abdurajak Abubakar Janjalani (1959 December 18, 1998) was a Filipino Islamist militant who was the chief founder and leader of the Abu Sayyaf militant organization until his death in 1998 by Filipino police. Upon his death his brother, Khadaffy Janjalani, took control of the organization.