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 January in the Philippines . Was a member of the Al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah militant group . Bin Hir thought to be behind numerous bombing attacks in the Philippines . He trained as an engineer in United States and there was a $5M reward . No longer appears on the Most Wanted Terrorist list on the FBI's website .