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ISHMAIL MUSLIM ALI

Crime · Wanted

ISHMAIL MUSLIM ALI is a person of interest. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	ISHMAIL MUSLIM ALI				[sources]
Alias	Ishmael LaBeet · Ishmael Muslim Ali · Ismael LaBeet · Ismail Muslim Ali · Ronald LaBeet				[sources]
Birth date	1947-08-12				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Eye color	Brown				[sources]
Hair color	Black				[sources]
Height	6'2" to 6'3"				[sources]
Weight	180 pounds				[sources]
Ethnicity	Black				[sources]
Source link	www.fbi.gov				[sources]
Last change	2024-08-08	Last processed	2025-11-30	First seen	2022-11-11

Descriptions

Ishmail Muslim Ali is wanted for his alleged involvement in the December 31, 1984, hijacking of American Airlines Flight 626 en route from St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, to John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York. Ali, who was aboard the plane as a prisoner being transferred from the islands to a prison in New York, allegedly used a handgun hidden in the bathroom of the plane to hijack the plane to Havana, Cuba. At the time of the crime, Ali was serving eight life sentences for the murders of eight tourists in St. Croix.

— US FBI Most Wanted, 2024-04-01