Mokhtar Belmokhtar
- January 10, 2024
- Jihadist
Quick Facts
Mokhtar Belmokhtar Biography
| Name | Mokhtar Belmokhtar |
| Birthday | Jun 1 |
| Birth Year | 1972 |
| Place Of Birth | Ghardaïa |
| Home Town | Ghardaïa |
| Birth Country | Algeria |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Children(s) | Osama Belmokhtar |
Mokhtar Belmokhtar is one of the most popular and richest Jihadist who was born on June 1, 1972 in Ghardaïa, Ghardaïa, Algeria.
Mokhtar Belmokhtar (/ˈ m ɒ k t ɑːr b ɛ l ˈ m ɒ k t ɑːr / ; Arabic: مختار بلمختار ; born 1 June 1972), also known as The One-Eyed, Nelson, The Uncatchable, is an Algerian leader of the group Al-Murabitoun, former military commander of Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb, smuggler and weapons dealer. He was twice convicted and sentenced to death in absentia under separate charges in Algerian courts: in 2007 for terrorism and in 2008 for murder. In 2004, he was sentenced to life imprisonment in Algeria for terrorist activities.
Belmokhtar lost his left eye in the 1990s while mishandling explosives. He wore a false eye in its place after that.
Mokhtar Belmokhtar Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Jihadist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Mokhtar Belmokhtar is one of the richest Jihadist from Algeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mokhtar Belmokhtar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Mokhtar Belmokhtar was born in Ghardaïa, Algeria, on 1 June 1972 to a father named “Mohamed” and a mother named “Zohra Chemkha”. He married four local Berber and Tuareg women from prominent families in northern Mali, cementing his ties in the region. He named a son Osama, after Bin Laden. Omar Ould Hamaha, his uncle by marriage, was the commander of a smaller AQIM offshoot. In October 2015, Al-Qaeda spokesman, Hassan Abderraouf announced that Mokhtar was killed, but did not reveal when.
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In 2003, the United Nations designated Belmokhtar as an al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist and the US Treasury Department listed him as a financier of a terrorist organization. In 2004, an Algerian court sentenced him in absentia to lifetime imprisonment for forming “terrorist” groups, robbery, detention, and use of illegal weapons. In 2007, another Algerian court sentenced him to death for forming terrorist groups, carrying out armed attacks, kidnapping foreigners, and importing and trafficking in illegal weapons. In 2008, an Algerian court convicted and sentenced him to death for murdering 13 customs officers. In 2013, a new organization was classified as a terrorist group.
Facts & Trivia
Fahd Ranked on the list of most popular Jihadist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Algeria. Mokhtar Belmokhtar celebrates birthday on June 1 of every year.
He smuggled cigarettes, drugs, stolen cars, diamonds, and people, using the money to buy weapons to supply insurgent groups. He also kidnapped for ransom dozens of Westerners, including diplomats, aid workers, doctors, and tourists from France, Germany, Austria, United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada. The kidnappings are believed to have netted him what the US State Department estimated as $50 million in ransoms for the Europeans. The global intelligence company Stratfor reported that Belmokhtar commanded an estimated $3 million per European captive. In 2003, for example, he is believed to have received $6.5 million in ransom money for the return of 32 tourists taken captive in the Sahara Desert.