MOHAMMED YUSUF

• Born: January 29, 1970
• Died: July 30, 2009
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Mohammed Yusuf, also known as Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, was a Nigerian terrorist and founder of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram in 2002. He was its spiritual leader until he was killed in the 2009 Boko Haram uprising The group's official name is Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad".