Abu Hafs
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Abu Hafs may refer to:
- Mohammed AtefMohammed AtefMohammed Atef was the alleged military chief of al-Qaida, although his role in the organization was not well known by intelligence agencies for years...
, alleged military chief of al-Qaida, used this as an alias - Abu Hafs (pirate)Abu Hafs (pirate)Umar ibn Hafs ibn Shuayb ibn Isa al Balluti, surnamed al-Ghaliz and later al-Ikritishi , and usually known as Abu Hafs , was a Muwallad corsair who was primarily active between 816 and 827...
, corsair primarily active in the 9th century - Abu Hafs al-UrduniAbu Hafs al-UrduniAbu Hafs al-Urduni , also transliterated as Abu Hafs al-Urdani was a Mujahid Emir fighting in Chechnya. After Abu al-Walid’s death in April 2004, he assumed command of the Arab Mujahideen in Chechnya...
, Jordanian Mujahid who fought in Chechnya - Abu Hafs Al MauritaniaAbu Hafs Al MauritaniaSheikh Mahfouz Ould al-Walid is an Islamic religious scholar and author associated with al-Qaeda. A veteran of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, he has he been active in Afghanistan, where he tried to build an advanced religious school called the Institute of Islamic Studies in Kandahar, Afghanistan...
, operational planner for al-Qaida