Rabiah Hutchinson

Hutchinson is of Scottish ancestry[6] was born in August 1953 in Mudgee to a Sydney Presbyterian family; she later become a Baptist and then converted to Catholicism, eventually, Hutchinson converted to Sunni Islam.[4][5]

Hutchinson was linked with radical Indonesian clerics in the 1980s.[7] She worked as a doctor for members of the mujahideen on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the 1990s.[7][8][3][9] In Pakistan, she initially settled in the town of Pabbi, where a growing number of Afghan refugees affected by the war and foreign volunteers were pouring in.[10] The only other Australian she knew in Pabbi was her friend Aisha, an Aboriginal convert whose husband had organised Rabiah's arrival in Pakistan, and who would bring Rabiah a jar of Vegemite when visiting.[10] While living in Kabul, Afghanistan, Hutchinson met her third husband, Egyptian Mustafa Hamid (Abu Walid al-Masri). In Kabul, Hutchinson was regarded for her medical knowledge.[6]

ASIO's assessment states that Ms. Hutchinson "has directly supported extremist activities" and, if allowed to travel, is "likely to engage in conduct that might prejudice the security of Australia or a foreign country".[5]

Rabiah Hutchinson and her daughter Rahmah Wisudo were placed on a "no-fly list" due to alleged links to radical Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Aulaqi, who had ties to an offshoot of the al-Qaeda terrorist group .[11]

Rabiah maintains she was labeled as an al-Qaeda operative because the authorities wanted "someone to blame".[3]

As of December 2006, Hutchinson had been married eight times.[4] She has been married to both Abdul Rahim Ayub and Abu Walid al-Masri.[7] Two of her sons were arrested in Yemen, and were alleged to be linked to Jack Roche.[14] Her daughter is married to Khaled Cheikho.[14]