Noordin Mohammad Top
Noordin Mohammad Top | |
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Noordin's FBI Photo | |
| Born | 11 August 1968 |
| Died | 17 September 2009 (aged 41) Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia |
| Occupation(s) | Financier, alleged trainer of the splinter group of Jemaah Islamiyah and Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid |
| Criminal status | Deceased (2009) |
| Spouse | Munfiatun |
| Criminal penalty | None |
Noordin Mohammad Top (11 August 1968 – 17 September 2009) was a Malaysian-born terrorist & extremist. He was also referred to as Noordin, Din Moch Top, Muh Top, Top M or Mat Top. Until his death, he was Indonesia's most wanted Islamist militant.
Noordin was born in Kluang, Johor, Malaysia. His father, Moch Top, was a Javanese immigrant to Malaysia. He is thought to have been a key bomb-maker and financier for Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT). Noordin was reported by the FBI to be "an explosives expert", and a bomb maker for the Jemaah Islamiah group.
Once in Indonesia, he married using the assumed name Abdurrahman Aufi. His wife, Munfiatun, was jailed in June 2005, for concealing information about his whereabouts.
Noordin (allegedly nicknamed Money man) specialized in making bombs and collecting funds for militant activities. Long after first being declared as wanted by Malaysian and Indonesian authorities, he was added to the FBI's third major wanted list in 2006: FBI Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list. He was killed during a police raid (by Indonesia's anti-terrorist unit Densus 88) in Solo, Central Java, conducted on 17 September 2009.