Najee

Najee (portrayed by Faysal Ahmed) is the final antagonist of the 2013 film, Captain Phillips. He is based on one of the Somali pirates who hijacked the Maersk Alabama in 2009.

In the beginning, Abduwali Muse picked him because he wanted someone strong. Najee may be strong, but he is also reckless and quick to lose his temper.

In the climax of the film, he is quick to know that the NAVY was trying to pretend about the elders. When he catches Captain Richard Phillips writing a farewell letter to his family, he tries to take it away before Phillips attacks him only to be restrained and beaten. Najee orders the rest of the pirates (sans Muse who was taken into custody) to tie him up and blindfold him. He ignored the other pirates' pleas not to kill him and repeatedly points out the NAVY was lying about the elders. As he aims the gun at Phillips, the commanding officer of the USS Bainbridge, Frank Castellano, asks the crew to stop towing the lifeboat. It causes the lifeboat to tip slowly causing Najee almost lose his balance but finally able to have the SEAL marksmen have clear shots on all three pirates. At that moment, Castellano shouts, "Execute!" and the marksmen opened fire, killing Najee and the other two pirates, saving Captain Phillips' life.