dʒˈɔɪnt tˈæsk fˈoːɹs ɡwɑːntˈænəmˌoʊ kˈaʊntɚtˈɛɹɚɹˌɪzəm ˈænɐlˌɪsts ˈɛstᵻmət ðæt hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, ɪn tˈæɪz, jˈɛmən.
Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts estimate that he was born in 1978, in Ta'iz, Yemen.