Mubinoddin "Mubin" Shaikh is a Canadian former security intelligence and counter-terrorism operative, who was at one time a jihadist extremist himself.
16 Facts About Mubin Shaikh
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Mubin Shaikh rose to prominence in his role as a confidential human source in the Toronto 18 case in 2006.
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Mubin Shaikh attended Quran school as a child as well as public school.
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Mubin Shaikh then returned to Canada and began his national security operations work.
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Mubin Shaikh was active with CSIS for some years domestically, but the details of his activities are subject to national security restrictions and cannot be disclosed to the public.
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Mubin Shaikh moved on to become a Royal Canadian Mounted Police agent with the Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams when one of the Service investigations uncovered a group of young Muslim men, of various ethnic backgrounds, intending to engage in criminal offences related to terrorism.
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The investigation was formally moved from CSIS to the RCMP after Mubin Shaikh had verified the information that had been disclosed to him by the subjects of the investigation.
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In 2012, with the rise of Islamic State, Mubin Shaikh was extensively involved in countering ISIS ideology and has presented at numerous conferences as an expert, on his efforts.
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Mubin Shaikh has trained military forces directly engaged in the fight against ISIS, including being a regular guest speaker with Defense Intelligence Agency as well at the United States Air Force Special Operations School.
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Mubin Shaikh is part of the instructor cadre of Reticle Ventures, made up of former members and leaders of Joint Task Force 2 and other police and security agencies and services.
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In October 2015 Mubin Shaikh presented at the UN Event on Preventing Radicalization, Violent Extremism and Atrocity Crimes held in New York City.
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In connection to his work on the ISIS Returnee file, Mubin Shaikh had discussions with Abu Huzaifa al-Kanadi, who was charged in September 2020 with terrorism hoax, in relation to his claims about having been an ISIS executioner in Syria.
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Mubin Shaikh has testified as an expert for the United Nations Security Council, the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs with NATO, the National Counterterrorism Center, and Special Operations Command Central and he is an external expert with the Joint Staff SMA for CENTCOM Command Staff.
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Mubin Shaikh has appeared on media outlets such as CNN, CBC, ABC, and NBC MSNBC, on matters related to extremism and terrorism.
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Mubin Shaikh has been recognized for his work and life in a permanent exhibit in the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC.
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Mubin Shaikh is a co-author, with counter-terrorism researcher Anne Speckhard, of the book Undercover Jihadi: Inside the Toronto 18 Al Qaeda Inspired, Homegrown Terrorism in the West, published in 2014.