Abduwali Muse

Abduwali Muse
عبدلول موس
Cabdiweli Muuse
Federal agents escort Abdulwali Muse into FBI headquarters at 26 Federal Plaza in New York on April 20, 2009
Born
Abduwali Abdulkadir Muse

1990 (age 3435)
Other namesAbdulwali Abdukhad Muse, Abdul Wali Muse, Wal-i-Musi
Criminal statusIncarcerated on piracy charges. Sentenced to 33 years and 9 months imprisonment. Currently located at Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute, to be released June 20, 2038.
Criminal chargeMaersk Alabama hijacking

Abduwali Abdulkadir Muse (born 1990) is a Somali pirate. He is the sole survivor of four pirates who hijacked the MV Maersk Alabama in April 2009 and then held Captain Richard Phillips for ransom. On 16 February 2011, Muse was convicted and sentenced to 33 years and 9 months in U.S. federal prison.

Muse was portrayed by Somali-American actor Barkhad Abdi in the 2013 film Captain Phillips, a dramatization of the hijacking.