Anjem Choudary (Urdu: انجم چودهرى, aka Abu Luqman;[5] born 18 January 1967) is a British Islamist who has been described as "the face" of militant Islamism or the "best known" Islamic extremist in Britain.[nb 1] He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2024 after being found guilty of directing a terror organisation.[11] Members of his group have been accused of being linked to between 25[12] and