Jainal Antel Sali, Jr.

Who was Jainal Antel Sali, Jr.?

Jainal Antel Sali, Jr. was the leader of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamist terrorist organization affiliated with Al Qaeda.

Born in Zamboanga City, Mindanao, in Philippines, Sali was also known as The Engineer, and by other aliases; "Abu Solaiman, Abu Solajman, Abu Sulaiman, Abu Sulayman, and Jainal Antal Sali, Jr." He spoke Tausug, Tagalog, Arabic, and English.

Sali was indicted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, for his alleged involvement in terrorist acts, including hostage kidnapping and murder, against United States nationals and other foreign nationals in and around the Republic of the Philippines.

For that indictment, on February 24, 2006 Jainal Antel Sali, Jr. was among six fugitives in the second and most recent group of indicted fugitives to be added to the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list along with two fellow members of Abu Sayyaf.

The United States government Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State offered a 5 million United States dollar reward for Sali's capture, prior to his death.