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- Full name: Mohammed Jamal al-Din Mustafa Ahmed
- Pseudonym: Mohammed Jamal Hendawi
- Alternatives: Ali Mohammed Hendawi
- Location: Egypt
- Affiliation: Islamic State in Egypt’s Pyramid Module [DaIM-A]
Mohammed Hendawi is an Egyptian Islamist militant from Beni Suef. Following the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, he became involved in Islamism as an activist for Salafi politician Hazem Abu Ismail.1 Hendawi took part in protests following Abu Ismail’s disqualification from the 2012 presidential elections.2 Although he was an opponent of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hendawi joined fellow Islamists in protesting the army coup that deposed president Mohammed Morsi in the summer of 2013.3 He radicalized and started proselytizing among demonstrators.4 After a while, an informal group of followers emerged. Several female medical doctors were among Hendawi’s associates.5
In 2014, Hendawi pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant [DaIISh; Dawlat al-Islamiya fi-Iraq wal ash-Sham] on social media.6 He developed a relationship with Hassan Attallah, a senior operative of the Islamic State in Egypt’s South Giza Network [DaIM-SG].7 Hendawi and his associates eventually established the Islamic State in Egypt’s Pyramid Module [DaIM-A] and began planning attacks against the security forces.8 In July 2015, they fired at troops guarding the embassy of Niger in Giza, killing one soldier and injuring a colleague.9
Hendawi was arrested later that summer as the Egyptian authorities cracked down on his outfit.10 In February 2016, the trail against him and his associates began.11 On Jan. 01, 2018, a court sentenced Hendawi to death.12
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