dʒˈɔɪnt tˈæsk fˈoːɹs ɡwɑːntˈænəmˌoʊ kˈaʊntɚtˈɛɹɚɹ ˈænɐlˌɪsts ɹᵻpˈoːɹt ðæt hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, ɪn bjˈʊɹɹaʊ, səmˈɑːlɪlənd.
Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terror analysts report that he was born on December 27, 1964, in Burao, Somaliland.