Abu Hamza al-Masri

Abu Hamza is a genuinely uncomfortable figure to write about, and I think it would be dishonest to soften that. Here was a man who studied civil engineering at Brighton Polytechnic, someone schooled in the cold logic of structures, who ended up preaching radical sermons in London. What I find worth examining is not anything to praise but the troubling question of how a rational, technically educated mind drifts toward extremism. His story is a study in how ideology can capture intellect. We shouldn't look away from such people; we should keep asking how they got there.

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Name (English)

Abu Hamza al-Masri

Name (Japanese)

アブ・ハムザ・アル＝マスリ

Reading

あぶ・はむざ・ある＝ますり

Born

April 15, 1958 (age 68)

Origin

Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt

Occupation

civil engineer / engineer / preacher

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dog

University

University of Brighton

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu%20Hamza%20al-Masri
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335075

Tags

• Alexandria Governorate
• civil engineer
• engineer
• preacher

Last updated

September 28, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.