STATUS UNKNOWN
- Full name: Mohammed Jayez Sabah Hussein
- Pseudonym: N/a
- Alternatives: N/a
- Location: Sinai
- Affiliation: Assembly of Monotheism and Jihad in the Sinai [JTJS]
Mohammed Jayez was an operative of the Assembly of Monotheism and Jihad in the Sinai [JTJS; Jama’at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad fi-Sina’a] and an associate of its leader Khalid Masa’ed.1 He worked at the irrigation department of the North Sinai governorate and owned an electronics repair shop.2 Jayez was deeply involved in preparations for the October 2004 attacks in Taba and Nuweiba.3 He reportedly installed the explosive devices into the cars and instructed operatives on how to use them.4 Jayez was arrested by security forces on Oct. 21, 2004.5 A court sentenced him to death in September 2006.6 After the fall the Mubarrak regime, the interim military authorities ordered a retrial in February 2012.7
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