As of December 2023 [update] , 30 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay. [1]
# | Name | Other name(s) | Detained | Country | |
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1 | Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn | Abu Zubaydah, Hani | 2006 | Palestinian Territories | |
2 | Mustafa Faraj Muhammad Muhammad Masud al-Jadid al-Uzaybi | Abu Faraj al-Libi | 2006 | Libya | |
3 | Muhammad Rahim | Muhammad Rahim al-Afghani, Abdul Basir | 2008 | Afghanistan |
# | Name | Other name(s) | Detained | Country | Notes |
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1 | Mustafa Ahmed Adam al-Hawsawi | 2006 | Saudi Arabia | ||
2 | Ramzi Mohammed Abdullah bin al-Shibh | Abu Ubaydah | 2006 | Yemen | |
3 | Walid Muhammad Salih bin Mubarak bin Attash | Khallad | 2006 | Yemen | |
4 | Abd al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed Abdu al-Nashiri | Abu Bilal al-Makki | 2006 | Saudi Arabia | |
5 | Ali Abdul Aziz Ali | Ammar al-Baluchi | 2006 | Pakistan | |
6 | Encep Nurjaman | Hambali, Riduan Isamuddin | 2006 | Indonesia | |
7 | Khalid Sheikh Mohammed | KSM, Mukhtar | 2006 | Pakistan |
# | Name | Other name(s) | Detained | Country | Notes |
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1 | Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al-Bahlul | Abu Anas al-Makki | 2002 | Yemen | Convicted in 2008 of conspiring with al-Qaeda, soliciting murder and providing material support for terrorism, and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, all convictions except for conspiracy were overturned in 2013. Conspiracy conviction was upheld in 2016. |
2 | Mohammed Farik Bin Amin | Zubair | 2006 | Malaysia | Reached a secret plea agreement in 2023 so that Bin Amin would serve no more than six years in confinement, regardless of what sentence he received from a military jury. Sentence reduced to five years and 54 days in January 2024 as a sanction against the government because prosecutors missed deadlines to provide evidence to Bin Amin's lawyers. |
3 | Mohammed Nazir Bin Lep | Lillie | 2006 | Malaysia | Reached a secret plea agreement in 2023 so that Bin Lep would serve no more than six years in confinement, regardless of what sentence he received from a military jury. Sentence reduced to four years and 351 days in January 2024 as a sanction against the government because prosecutors missed deadlines to provide evidence to Bin Lep's lawyers. |
4 | Nashwan Abdulrazaq Abdulbaqi al-Tamir | Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, Nashwan al-Tamir | 2007 | Iraq | Reached a secret plea agreement in 2022 so that al-Tamir would serve no more than 10 years in confinement, regardless of what sentence he received from a military jury. |
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