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Fayez Banihammad

1977 - 2001

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Fayez Banihammad (March 19, 1977 – September 11, 2001) was an Emirati terrorist hijacker from al-Qaeda who was one of the five terrorist hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 175 that was flown into the South Tower of the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks. In 1999, Banihammad left the United Arab Emirates for Saudi Arabia, where he joined the al-Qaeda terrorist group. He met Mustafa al-Hawsawi, who allegedly funded the attacks. He entered the United States with a tourist visa, and on August 29, 2001, Banihammad paid for his flight ticket. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fayez Banihammad is the 280th most popular extremist, the 30th most popular biography from United Arab Emirates and the most popular Emirati Extremist.

Fayez Banihammad was an Emirati 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 plot that resulted in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Fayez Banihammad ranks 280 out of 283Before him are Satam al-Suqami, Nasir al-Wuhayshi, Beverley Allitt, Qasim al-Raymi, Mohammed Bijeh, and Waleed al-Shehri. After him are Ahmed al-Nami, Amy Fisher, Khalid al-Mihdhar, Ahmed al-Ghamdi, Khader Adnan, and Hakimullah Mehsud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Fayez Banihammad ranks 821Before him are Li Jinyu, He Ying, Wojciech Kowalewski, Kurt Bernard, Yelena Godina, and Kristoffer Polaha. After him are Julien Pillet, Bianca Kajlich, Ahmed al-Nami, Douglas Sequeira, Pilar Alegría, and Leire Olaberria. Among people deceased in 2001, Fayez Banihammad ranks 372Before him are Hamza al-Ghamdi, Toby Wing, Satam al-Suqami, Rosemary DeCamp, Bobby Johnstone, and Waleed al-Shehri. After him are Ahmed al-Nami, Khalid al-Mihdhar, Ahmed al-Ghamdi, Saeed al-Ghamdi, Majed Moqed, and Ahmed al-Haznawi.

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In United Arab Emirates

Among people born in United Arab Emirates, Fayez Banihammad ranks 30 out of 49Before him are Muhsin Musabah (1964), Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan (1982), Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi (1962), Khalid Eisa (1989), Ismail Matar (1983), and Hazza Al Mansouri (1983). After him are Walid Abbas (1985), Sarah Al Amiri (1987), Ahmed Bukhatir (1975), Ahmed Khalil (1991), Sultan Al Neyadi (1981), and Haaz Sleiman (1976).

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Among extremists born in United Arab Emirates, Fayez Banihammad ranks 1