Who is Mohammad Ali Baryalei, the man accused of conspiring to behead a stranger in Australia

By Rachel Olding and Megan Levy
Updated September 19 2014 - 5:08pm, first published September 18 2014 - 6:58pm
Mohammad Ali Baryalei: part-time actor and Kings Cross bouncer who recruits young men to fight in the Middle East. Photo: SMH
Mohammad Ali Baryalei: part-time actor and Kings Cross bouncer who recruits young men to fight in the Middle East. Photo: SMH
Mohammad Ali Baryalei: part-time actor and Kings Cross bouncer who recruits young men to fight in the Middle East. Photo: SMH
Mohammad Ali Baryalei: part-time actor and Kings Cross bouncer who recruits young men to fight in the Middle East. Photo: SMH
Mohammad Ali Baryalei: part-time actor and Kings Cross bouncer who recruits young men to fight in the Middle East. Photo: SMH
Mohammad Ali Baryalei: part-time actor and Kings Cross bouncer who recruits young men to fight in the Middle East. Photo: SMH

The Australian accused of conspiring with a Sydney man to behead a random stranger is a former Kings Cross bouncer and part-time actor who now recruits young men to fight with terrorist groups in the Middle East.

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