Born: 1993;

Place of Birth: Singapore;

Gender: Male;

Nationality: Singaporean;

General Info:
Hazim Syahmi Mahfoot is a 28-year-old freelance car exporter who was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in January 2019 for his involvement in terrorism-related activities.

He met Mohamed Kazali Salleh in May 2018 in Singapore as they had business dealings, and quickly developed a personal friendship.

Hazim was influenced by Kazali’s radical outlook. He looked up to Kazali and was convinced by Kazali that he should undertake armed violence against the perceived enemies of his religion, specifically non-Muslims.

Hazim believed that all Muslims are duty-bound to travel to conflict zones such as Palestine, Singapore and Myanmar to fight non-Muslims there.

He took a bai’ah to remain loyal and obedient to Kazali, even if it involved carrying out attacks and killing others.