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Saeed al-Ghamdi

1979 - 2001

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Saeed Abdullah Ali Sulayman al-Ghamdi (Arabic: سعيد الغامدي, romanized: Sa'īd al-Ghāmdī; 21 November 1979 – 11 September 2001) was a Saudi terrorist hijacker. He was one of four terrorist hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the 11 September attacks. Despite his name, he was not related to the brothers Hamza al-Ghamdi or Ahmed al-Ghamdi who were part of the team that hijacked United Airlines Flight 175. Born in Saudi Arabia, al-Ghamdi left his home to fight in Chechnya after dropping out of college, but was reported to have diverted to Afghanistan to train in an al-Qaeda camp. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Saeed al-Ghamdi is the 304th most popular extremist, the 299th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 14th most popular Saudi Arabian Extremist.

Saeed al-Ghamdi is most known as one of the hijackers involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks, serving as the pilot of United Airlines Flight 93. He was a Saudi national who trained as part of al-Qaeda’s operation that coordinated the attacks.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Saeed al-Ghamdi ranks 304 out of 283. Before him are Khader Adnan, Hakimullah Mehsud, Jimmy Chérizier, Tetsuya Yamagami, Ajmal Kasab, and Monster of Florence. After him are Sarabjit Singh, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Majed Moqed, Ahmed al-Haznawi, Omar Mateen, and Salem al-Hazmi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Saeed al-Ghamdi ranks 986. Before him are Emmanuel Moire, Roger Torrent, Takahiro Kawamura, Josh Cooley, Genevieve Nnaji, and Chris Atkinson. After him are Alper Gezeravcı, Giuseppe Mascara, Zulia Calatayud, Liu Xuan, Lil Rel Howery, and Aaron Hughes. Among people deceased in 2001, Saeed al-Ghamdi ranks 378. Before him are Bahne Rabe, Waleed al-Shehri, Fayez Banihammad, Ahmed al-Nami, Khalid al-Mihdhar, and Ahmed al-Ghamdi. After him are Majed Moqed, Ahmed al-Haznawi, Patricia Robertson, Salem al-Hazmi, David Rocastle, and Sizwe Motaung.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Saeed al-Ghamdi ranks 299 out of 354. Before him are Hussein Al-Sadiq (1973), Manal Al Dowayan (null), Abdullah Al-Khaibari (1996), Hamza Namira (1980), Omar Hawsawi (1985), and Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (1976). After him are Mohammed Al-Khojali (1973), Ahmed Al-Bahri (1980), Waleed Abdullah (1986), Majed Moqed (1977), Obeid Al-Dosari (1975), and Ahmed al-Haznawi (1980).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Saudi Arabia

Among extremists born in Saudi Arabia, Saeed al-Ghamdi ranks 14. Before 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). After him are Majed Moqed (1977), Ahmed al-Haznawi (1980), and Salem al-Hazmi (1981).

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