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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (Arabic: عمر فاروق عبد المطلب ; also known as Umar Abdul Mutallab and Omar Farooq al-Nigeri; born December 22, 1986)〔 popularly referred to as the "Underwear Bomber", is a Nigerian man who, at the age of 23, confessed to and was convicted of attempting to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his underwear while on board Northwest Airlines Flight 253, en route from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, on Christmas Day, 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= U.S. v. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, Criminal Complaint )〕 Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed to have organised the attack with Abdulmutallab; they said they supplied him with the bomb and trained him. Connections to Al-Qaeda and Anwar al-Awlaki have been found, although the latter denied ordering the man to do the bombing. Abdulmutallab was convicted in a U.S. federal court of eight criminal counts, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted murder of 289 people. On February 16, 2012, he was sentenced to 4 life terms plus 50 years without parole. ==Background== Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is the youngest of 16 children〔 of Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, a wealthy Nigerian banker and businessman, and is a son of his second wife, Aisha.〔Sengupta, Kim; and Usborne, David. ("Nigerian in aircraft attack linked to London mosque" ). ''The Independent''. December 28, 2009, Retrieved December 28, 2009.〕 The father was described by ''The Times'' in 2009 as being "one of the richest men in Africa."〔 He is a former Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria and former Nigerian Federal Commissioner for Economic Development.〔 The family comes from Funtua in Katsina State. Abdulmutallab was raised initially in an affluent neighbourhood of Kaduna,〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2012/February/12-ag-227.html )〕 in Nigeria's north,〔 and at the family home in Nairobi, Kenya. He attended the Essence International School in Kaduna as a young child. He also took classes at the Rabiatu Mutallib Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, which had been named for his grandfather, at that time. He also attended the The British School of Lomé, Togo.〔(Profile: Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab ), BBC, December 27, 2009〕 Considered a gifted student, he also enjoyed playing PlayStation and basketball.〔 Abdulmutallab studied at University College London in September 2005, where he studied Engineering and Business Finance,〔("Statement update on attempted act of terrorism on Northwest Airlines Flight 253" ), ''UCL News'', December 27, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2009.〕 and earned a degree in mechanical engineering in June 2008. According to one of his cousins, as a teenager, Abdulmutallab became very pious as a Muslim, and detached himself from others of his age. He condemned his father's banking profession as "immoral" and "un-Islamic" for charging interest, urging him to quit. "That kind of detachment from others and singular focus on Islam was a common thread in Mr. Abdulmutallab's life, according to family members, friends and classmates."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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