religion children birth_place nationality party birth_date known_for residence image article_title name occupation alma_mater
sunni islam 5 jabalia , gaza strip palestinian islamic jihad movement in palestine 20 december 1950 co-founder in palestine and spiritual leader of the islamic jihad movement damascus , syria file : dr.abdalazeezoudeh.jpeg abd al aziz awda
 abd al aziz awda ar عبد العزيز عودة imam cairo university
abd al aziz awda

abd al aziz awda , also known as sheik odeh -lrb- born 20 december 1950 -rrb- is a palestinian and one of the founders of the islamic jihad movement in palestine , also known as palestinian islamic jihad -lrb- pij -rrb- , which is deemed by the united states to be an international terrorist organization .
awda was listed as a `` specially designated terrorist '' under united states law on 23 january 1995 .
a decade later , awda was among the second and most recent group of indicted fugitives to be added to the fbi most wanted terrorists list on 24 february 2006 , along with pij secretary-general ramadan shalah .
awda is the spiritual leader of the pij and is still involved in the organization , which has its headquarters located in damascus , syria , where he likely still resides , along with other leaders of palestinian islamic jihad and hamas , including khaled mashal .
