Abu Hamza Explained

Abu Hamza (Arabic: أبو حمزة) meaning father of Hamza, is a given name and a common alias used by several people, it may refer to:

Given name

• Abu Hamza Rabia (died 2005), al-Qaeda leader
• Abu Hamza al-Thumali (died 772), disciple of Ali al-Rida
• Abu Hamza, spokesman of the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Surname

• Mona Abou Hamze (née Abu Alwan; born 1968), Lebanese TV personality and presenter

Alias

• Zabiuddin Ansari, Lashkar-e-Taiba militant involved in 2008 Mumbai attacks, known as Abu Hamza
• Mahmoud al-Majzoub (1965–2006), leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad
• Abu Hamza al-Masri (born Mustafa Kamel Mustafa in 1958), Egyptian Muslim cleric, former imam of Finsbury Park mosque in London, imprisoned in the US
• Faheem Khalid Lodhi (born 1969), Australian convicted of militancy, known as Abu Hamza
• Samir Mohtadi, Australian Muslim cleric known as Abu Hamza
• Abu Hamza al-Muhajir (1968–2011), leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq