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Nawaf al-Hazmi

1976 - 2001

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Nawaf Muhammad Salim al-Hazmi (Arabic: نواف محمد سالم الحازمي, romanized: Nawāf Muḥammad Sālim al-Ḥāzmī; 9 August 1976 – 11 September 2001) was a Saudi terrorist hijacker who was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77, which they crashed into the Pentagon as part of the September 11 attacks. Al-Hazmi and a long-time friend, Khalid al-Mihdhar, left their homes in Saudi Arabia in 1995 to fight for Muslims in the Bosnian War. Al-Hazmi later traveled to Afghanistan to fight with the Taliban against the Afghan Northern Alliance. He returned to Saudi Arabia in early 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Nawaf al-Hazmi is the 283rd most popular extremist, the 252nd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 7th most popular Saudi Arabian Extremist.

Nawaf al-Hazmi was a Saudi terrorist and one of the hijackers involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. He is most infamous for his role in the coordinated terrorist acts that resulted in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Nawaf al-Hazmi ranks 283 out of 283. Before him are Aliaskhab Kebekov, James Holmes, Robert William Fisher, Colin Pitchfork, Mohand al-Shehri, and Baitullah Mehsud. After him are Seung-Hui Cho, Hamza al-Ghamdi, Satam al-Suqami, Nasir al-Wuhayshi, Beverley Allitt, and Qasim al-Raymi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Nawaf al-Hazmi ranks 656. Before him are Laidback Luke, Josh Ritter, Brittany Daniel, Kim Young-chul, Zdeno Štrba, and Dome Karukoski. After him are Feleknas Uca, Judith Rakers, Milan Hejduk, Anneli Ott, Samuel Page, and Veronika Tsepkalo. Among people deceased in 2001, Nawaf al-Hazmi ranks 364. Before him are Death of Carlo Giuliani, Jim Baxter, Darshan Ranganathan, Stuart Adamson, Mohand al-Shehri, and Serhiy Perkhun. After him are Charlotte Coleman, Hamza al-Ghamdi, Toby Wing, Satam al-Suqami, Rosemary DeCamp, and Gerald Glatzmayer.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Nawaf al-Hazmi ranks 252 out of 354. Before him are Maha Al Muneef (null), Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (1971), Mohand al-Shehri (1979), Yasser Al-Shahrani (1992), Nawaf Al-Temyat (1976), and Saleh Al-Shehri (1993). After him are Ashleigh Cummings (1992), Abdullah Al-Dosari (1969), Hamza al-Ghamdi (1980), Hatoon al-Fassi (1964), Osama Hawsawi (1984), and Abdulaziz Khathran (1973).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Saudi Arabia

Among extremists born in Saudi Arabia, Nawaf al-Hazmi ranks 7. Before him are Osama bin Laden (1957), Abu Mohammad al-Julani (1981), Ibn al-Khattab (1969), Hamza bin Laden (1989), Wail al-Shehri (1973), and Mohand al-Shehri (1979). After him are Hamza al-Ghamdi (1980), Satam al-Suqami (1976), Waleed al-Shehri (1978), Ahmed al-Nami (1977), Khalid al-Mihdhar (1975), and Ahmed al-Ghamdi (1979).

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