Yasin Abu Bakr (born Lennox Philip; 19 October 1941 [1] [2] – 21 October 2021) [3] was a Trinidadian religious leader who led the Jamaat al Muslimeen, a Muslim group in Trinidad and Tobago. The group staged an attempted coup d’état in 1990.

On 22 September, Abu Bakr was detained and questioned for two hours at London's Heathrow airport while en route to an Islamic conference in Libya. Trinidadian police accused the group of receiving money and training from Libya and Sudan.

Mar 3, 2019 · Whoever he is, Abu Bakr doesn't do things by halves. A former policeman, he became one of Trinidad's first Muslim converts back in 1969, when an Egyptian preacher visited the island.

May 30, 2014 · Abu Bakr, the fiery 73-year-old leader of Jamaat al Muslimeen, rattles off the many accusations that the government of Trinidad and Tobago has leveled against him.

Oct 22, 2021 · Jamaat-al-Muslimeen ­leader Imam Yasin Abu Bakr may be viewed by many as a hero in his 80 years of life, but there is one event that many will remember him for—the bloody 1990 attempted coup.

Oct 22, 2021 · Yasin Abu Bakr, an influential Islamic leader in Trinidad and Tobago who once launched a bloody coup attempt that left dozens dead in his eastern Caribbean nation more than three decades ago,...

Oct 22, 2021 · DAYS after celebrating his 80th birthday, Yasin Abu Bakr has died. Bakr, formerly Lennox Phillip, was the leader of the Jamaat-al-Muslimeen, which tried to overthrow the NAR government on July 27, 1990.

Oct 22, 2021 · Yasin Abu Bakr, who led a failed coup d'etat in Trinidad and Tobago on July 27, 1990, has died. Early news reports suggest he first collapsed at home and later died at hospital. Bakr, who was 80 years old, was leader of the Islamist group Jamaat al Muslimeen.

Leader of the Ja­maat Al Mus­limeen, Imam Yasin Abu Bakr, has died. Bakr passed away at the St. James in­fir­mary just af­ter 9 pm last night af­ter be­ing rushed there hav­ing col­lapsed at home. Bakr, who led an at­tempt­ed coup d’état in Trinidad and To­ba­go in 1990, turned 80 on Tues­day.

Oct 22, 2021 · Longstanding leader of the Jamaat-al Muslimeen, Imam Yasin Abu Bakr passed away on October 21, 2021. He was 80 years old. While many of his opinions were still regarded up until his death, there’s still much to know about this polarising character. Here are ten things anyone should know about Imam Yasin Abu Bakr.