: Abu Marzuq

Abu Marzuq ( Terrorist Leader )

Names: Musa Mohammed Abu Marzuq

Date of Birth: 1951
Given Name: Musa Mohammed Abu Marzuq
Nickname: Abu Marzuq
Place of Birth: Rafah, Gaza Strip
Title: Deputy Head of Hamas Political Bureau
affiliation: Hamas Political Bureau
has contact: Islamist Conference in Herndon, VA Abu Marzuq provides investment capital to Infocom
sameAffilliation: Islamist Conference in Herndon, VA Abu Marzuq provides investment capital to Infocom
status: Musa Abu Marzuq was born in 1951 in Gaza. He studied engineering at Ayn Shams (Cairo) and worked in the United Arab Emirates until 1981. He studied in the United States from 1981-1991, receiving his PhD and gaining residency rights. After returning to the Middle East, he became the head of Hamas' Political Bureau (originally based in Jordan). Marzuq was the first Hamas leader to publicly accept Israel's right to statehood. Marzuq was expelled from Jordan in July of 1995. He was arrested at New York's JFK airport though the US dropped all charges against him in 1997, allowing him to return to Jordan. Marzuq was expelled again from Jordan in August 1999 when Hamas' offices in Jordan were closed. Marzuq is now a Yemeni national and operates out of Damascus, Syria. He has been cited as an important figure in cases against businesses and charities in the Unitd States accused of raising money for Hamas.

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