Muhammad abd-al-Salam Faraj

Muhammad Abd al-Salam Faraj was an Egyptian radical Islamist, convicted murderer by proxy, and theorist. He led the Cairo branch of the Islamist group al-Jihad and made a significant contribution in elevating the role of jihad in radical Islam with his pamphlet The Neglected Obligation. He was executed in 1982 for his role in coordinating the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat the previous year.