The FBI said Wednesday that Zulkifli bin Hir is dead . The Federal Bureau of . Investigation has confirmed one of its 'most wanted terrorists ' was killed in a. raid in the Philippines in January . The FBI said on Wednesday that Zulkifli bin Hir , a Malaysian member of the Al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah militant group , is dead . The reward offered by the US State Department for the arrest of bin Hir , who was believed to be behind numerous bombing attacks in the Philippines , was $ 5million . Bin Hir was born 1966 in Muar , Johor , according to his profile at the National Counterterroism Center . It continues : 'An engineer trained in the United States , he is believed to be the head of the Kumpulun Mujahidin Malaysia terrorist organization and a member of Jemaah Islamiyah 's central command . 'Since August 2003 , he has been present in the Philippines , where he is believed to have conducted bomb-making training for the Abu Sayyaf Group . ' Bin Hir no longer appears on the Most Wanted Terrorist list on the FBI 's website . Investigators said they had a difficult time confirming bin . Hir 's death because he was killed in a gruesome raid that went . awry and left 44 police commandos dead . Previously , the FBI reported that it had identified body . matter at the scene that it believed belonged to Hir because . of a DNA link between the matter and one of his siblings . Three years ago , the Philippine military reported bin Hir . died in an air strike , but he surfaced again last year in . Mindanao under protection of a Moro Islamic Liberation Front . splinter group . Bin Hir no longer appeared on the Most Wanted Terrorist list on the FBI 's website as of Wednesday evening . This is the hut in Tukanipalao , Mamasapano , Maguindanao , Mindanao , Philippines , bin Hir was killed . Investigators had a difficult time confirming bin Hir 's death because he was killed in a raid ( aftermath above ) David Bowdich , the assistant director in charge . at the FBI Los Angeles Field office , thanked the . Philippine police . He said : 'Once again , the men and women of the FBI express sincere . condolences to the brave officers of the Special Action Force . who lost their lives while attempting to apprehend this . dangerous fugitive . ' Bin Hir , who was also known as Marwan , was also affiliated with the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters [ BIFF ] , CNN reported . Clarke Jones , a terrorism expert at Australian National University , said : 'He was the leader of Jemaah Islamiyah within the Philippines , the most senior figure . 'He was a key agitator in disrupting the peace accord between MILF and the Philippines government . 'This is a major blow to the militants down south . '
Zulkifli bin Hir was killed during a raid in 2003 in the Philippines . Was a member of the Al Qaeda - linked al Islamiah militant group . Bin Hir thought to be behind numerous terrorist attacks in the Philippines . He worked as an engineer in United States and there was a $ 5 M reward . No longer appears on the Most Wanted Terrorist list on the FBI 's website .