Notable Malaysian IS militants

Muhammad udhail mar

The 25-year-old

alin native started his militant operation in Syria in 2015. He ave instructions to kill police personnel and backed calls to attack strate ic locations, includin ukit Aman. He was killed durin an air strike by Syrian security forces in une.

Akil Zainal/ Akil Ukays

Wan Mohd A uil Wan ainal Abidin, was a drummer for Malay pop roup Ukays, formed in the 1 0s. The -year-old from elantan is a Universiti Teknolo i Mara raduate. He is slated to be appointed as IS chief of Malaysia.

Ustaz Lotfi Ariffin

The 4 -year-old from alin , edah was a AS ewan Ulama member and edah AS outh information chief. He had previously fou ht in Af hanistan. The akistan-trained reli ious scholar was detained under the Internal Security Act for six years from 2001. He died in an air strike in Turkey.

Abu Muhajir

He hailed from ulim,

edah and left for Syria in 2014. The 21-year-old was killed in the same air strike that killed Ustaz Lotfi Ariffin.

or Mahmudah Ahmad

The 2 -year-old from erai, enan is Wanndy’s wife. She left for Syria in 2014.

She had mourned her husband’s death in a Facebook post, and vowed to carry on his stru le in Syria. She has two dau hters who were born in Syria.

Ahmad Tarmimi Maliki

The 2 -year-old from erantut, ahan , had reportedly received militant trainin in ort ickson. He is Malaysia’s first suicide bomber linked to the IS. He blew up 25 elite Ira i soldiers at Ira ’s SWAT head uarters in al-Anbar on May 2 , 2014.

Mat oh

The 52-year-old was a member of a locally-based militant roup known as umpulan Mu ahidin Malaysia MM . Also known as Abu Turab, he was the first Malaysian killed in Syria durin shellin by overnment forces in 2015

Ahmad Affendi Abdul Manaff

The 2 -year-old, from Tumpat, elantan, is Malaysia’s second suicide bomber in Syria. He drove a truck filled with explosives into an army camp in Homs, Syria, killin 50 Syrian soldiers.