The Most Famous
EXTREMISTS from Malaysia
This page contains a list of the greatest Malaysian Extremists. The pantheon dataset contains 283 Extremists, 1 of which were born in Malaysia. This makes Malaysia the birth place of the 52nd most number of Extremists behind Lebanon, and Algeria.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Malaysian Extremists of all time. This list of famous Malaysian Extremists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Noordin Mohammad Top (1968 - 2009)
With an HPI of 48.00, Noordin Mohammad Top is the most famous Malaysian Extremist. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Noordin Mohammad Top (11 August 1968 – 17 September 2009) was a Malaysian-born Indonesian immigrant descent extremist. He was also referred to as Noordin, Din Moch Top, Muh Top, Top M or Mat Top. Until his death, he was Indonesia's most wanted Islamist militant. Born in Kluang, Johor, Malaysia, he is thought to have been a key bomb-maker and/or financier, for Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) along with Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT), and to have left it, setting up the more violent splinter group Tanzim Qaedat al-Jihad. Noordin was reported by the FBI to be "an explosives expert", and "an officer, recruiter, bomb maker and trainer for the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) group." Once in Indonesia, he married using the assumed name Abdurrachman Aufi. His wife, Munfiatun, was jailed in June 2005, for concealing information about his whereabouts. Noordin and Azahari Husin were thought to have masterminded various bombings across Indonesia, mostly in early 2000s. Noordin may also have assisted in the earlier Philippine consulate bombing in Jakarta, Jakarta Stock Exchange bombing, Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings and 2002 Bali bombings Noordin (allegedly nicknamed Money man) was an indoctrinator specialising in recruiting militants as suicide bombers, and in collecting funds for militant activities. Long after first being declared as wanted by Malaysian and Indonesian authorities, he was added to the FBI's third major wanted list in 2006. FBI Seeking Information - War on Terrorism list. He was killed during a police raid (by Indonesia's anti-terrorist unit Densus 88) in Solo, Central Java, conducted on 17 September 2009.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Malaysian extremists born between 1968 and 1968. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Malaysian extremists include Noordin Mohammad Top. As of April 2024, 1 new Malaysian extremists have been added to Pantheon including Noordin Mohammad Top.
