Youssef Nada

Youssef Moustafa Nada (b. 1931, Egypt) is a noted businessman and Muslim Brotherhood financial strategist, having recently served as chairman of al Taqwa Bank, the multinational financial services outfit accused by the US Treasury Department during the Bush administration of financing al Qaeda. Nada himself vehemently denied funding Osama bin Laden or any other terrorist organization,Lucy Komisar: , Salon, March 15, 2002 The United States finally acquiesced to his removal from the list of the United Nations of individuals tied to Al-Qaida on September 24, 2009, but continues to maintain Nada and his companies status as designated financiers of terrorism pursuant to Executive Order 13224.

Early life

Youssef Nada was born on May 17, 1931 in Alexandria, EgyptGovernment of Canada: , Canada Gazette, vol 135, no 5,...
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