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Noordin Mohammad Top

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Terrorist

The Resume

    (August 11, 1968-September 17, 2009)
    Born in Kluang, Malaysia
    Financier, recruiter and explosives expert for the Islamic militant groups Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Tanzim Qaedat al-Jihad ('Al-Qaeda in the Malay Archipelago')
    Nicknamed the 'Moneyman'
    Believed to be behind bombings at the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia (August, 2003); the Australian embassy in Jakarta (July, 2004); the tourist resorts Jimbaran and Kuta in Bali (October, 2005); and the Ritz Carlton and Marriott hotels in Jakarta (July, 2009)
    Added to the FBI's 'Seeking Information: War on Terrorism' list (2006)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was responsible for attacks that killed over 50 people.
    He may also have organized the earlier Bali bombings that killed 202 people (October 12, 2002).
    When JI backed away from supporting violence, at least within Indonesia itself, he formed an al-Qaeda linked splinter group (2005).
    He was reported to have died in a police shootout (August 8, 2009), but DNA tests proved the body was not him.
    Some superstitious Javanese believed he had magical powers that let him avoid being captured for so many years.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a former accountant, undermining the stereotype of accountants as boring paper-pushers.
    He eluded capture largely by avoiding cell phones , which can be easily traced.
    He and three other terrorists were killed in a police raid (September 17, 2009), with his identity confirmed through fingerprints.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 553 Votes: 69.80% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 99 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 137 Votes: 53.28% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1691 Votes: 61.62% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 784 Votes: 62.24% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 388 Votes: 82.99% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 53 Votes: 92.45% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 414 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 593 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 745 Votes: 69.26% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 377 Votes: 80.64% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 223 Votes: 78.92% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 586 Votes: 68.60% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 213 Votes: 73.71% Annoying