Born: 1991;

Place of Birth: Somalia;

Gender: Male;

Nationality: Dutch;

General Info:
Ali Abdillahi is an Islamic State terrorist who had pledged his allegiance to the terror group has been jailed today for spreading extremist propaganda and faking a university degree to get a hospital job.

He is a Dutch national was born in Somalia and has lived in the United Kingdom since childhood.

Abdillahi, who holds a Dutch passport, was found to have used the instant messaging app Telegram in July 2020 to share recordings of an extremist preacher telling followers to take up arms and two Islamic State videos that showed graphic content including propaganda murders.

Abdillahi’s devices were seized and examined after he was arrested at his home in Enfield, north London, in August 2020. This week he was jailed for eight years and 10 months.

Writings in a notebook revealed his extremist mindset, while officers uncovered his pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State on his mobile phone, the court heard.

On the second day of his trial in November, Abdillahi admitted five counts of distributing a terrorist publication.

Abdillahi had previously admitted perverting the course of justice by pretending to have a biomedical science degree from the University of Hertfordshire as part of an effort to win bail.

He also claimed to be studying for a master’s degree but withdrew his application after investigations showed the information was false.