Abd Al Aziz Awda | |
|---|---|
| عبد العزيز عودة | |
Awda in 2013 | |
| Born | December 20, 1950 (according to FBI) 1946 (age 77–78) (according to OFAC) |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Alma mater | Cairo University (bachelor's) Zagazig University (master's) |
| Occupation | Imam |
| Known for | Co-founder and spiritual leader of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine |
Abd Al Aziz Awda (born either in 1946 or the 20th of December 1950) is a Palestinian cleric who founded the militant group called the Palestinian Islamic Jihad with Fathi Shaqaqi. He was designated a terrorist by the United States on the 23rd of January 1995 and were charged with giving things to terrorists, and having a secret agreement to murder people with 7 others members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.