Abduwali Muse
Abduwali Muse | |
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| عبدلول موس Cabdiweli Muuse | |
Muse escorted by FBI on 20 April 2009 | |
| Born | Abdulwali Abdukhad Muse 1990 (age 35–36) |
| Other names | Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse Abduwali Abdukhadir Musé Abdul Wali Muse Abduhl Wal-i-Musi |
| Known for | Maersk Alabama hijacking |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution, Cumberland |
| Convictions | Hijacking x2 Kidnapping x2 Hostage taking x2 |
Abdulwali Abdukhad Muse (born 1990) is a Somali pirate. He is the sole survivor of four pirates who hijacked the MV Maersk Alabama in April 2009 and then held Captain Richard Phillips for ransom. On 16 February 2011, Muse was convicted and sentenced to 33 years and 9 months in U.S. federal prison.
Muse was portrayed by Somali-American actor Barkhad Abdi in the 2013 film Captain Phillips, a dramatization of the hijacking.