Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula

American filmmaker

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1957

Place of Birth: Egypt

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Mark Basseley Youssef, formerly known as Nakoula Basseley Nakoula (born 1957), is an Egyptian-born U.S.
resident who was the writer, producer, and promoter of Innocence of Muslims, an anti-Islamic film which denigrated Islam's prophet Muhammad.On 2 July 2012, a "Sam Bacile", who was later identified as Nakoula, posted English-language promotional trailers for Innocence of Muslims on YouTube.
The videos were later dubbed into Arabic and posted on the Internet in September 2012.
Demonstrations and violent protests against the video broke out on September 11 in Egypt and spread to other Arab and Muslim countries and some western countries.
These protests led to more than 50 deaths and hundreds of injuries.On 27 September 2012, U.S.
federal authorities stated that Nakoula had been arrested in Los Angeles and charged with violating terms of his probation.
Prosecutors stated that the violations included making false statements regarding his role in the film and his use of the alias "Sam Bacile".On 7 November 2012, Nakoula pleaded guilty to four of the charges against him and was sentenced to one year in prison and four years of supervised release.