Has acted on behalf of and provided financial, material and logistical support to Al-Qaida (QDe.004) and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) (QDe.011). Arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Jan. 2007 on charges of being a member of Al-Qaida and the LIFG. Following his conviction in the UAE in late 2007, he was transferred to Bahrain in early 2008 to serve out the remainder of his sentence. Following his release in 2008, he resumed fundraising activities for Al-Qaida, at least through 2012. He also collected money for the Taliban.