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Hamza al-Ghamdi

1980 - 2001

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Hamza Salah Sa'id al-Ghamdi (Arabic: حمزة الغامدي, romanized: Ḥamza al-Ghāmdī; 18 November 1980 – 11 September 2001) was a Saudi terrorist hijacker. He was one of five hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the 11 September attacks. Born in Saudi Arabia, Hamza al-Ghamdi left his family to fight in Chechnya and was probably sent to Al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan where he was chosen to participate in the 9/11 attacks. He arrived in the United States in May 2001 on a tourist visa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hamza al-Ghamdi is the 269th most popular extremist (down from 266th in 2019), the 250th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 262nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Saudi Arabian Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Hamza al-Ghamdi ranks 269 out of 283. Before him are Wail al-Shehri, Atefeh Sahaaleh, James Holmes, Colin Pitchfork, Baitullah Mehsud, and Seung-Hui Cho. After him are Satam al-Suqami, Beverley Allitt, Mohammed Bijeh, Waleed al-Shehri, Amy Fisher, and Khader Adnan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Hamza al-Ghamdi ranks 586. Before him are Alexander Moiseenko, Leonid Volkov, Kasper Bøgelund, Carlos Gurpegui, Bambang Pamungkas, and Diomansy Kamara. After him are Salomon Olembé, Alberto Lopo, Cristiana Capotondi, Jason Ritter, Yuiko Konno, and Diego Gavilán. Among people deceased in 2001, Hamza al-Ghamdi ranks 363. Before him are Frankie Carle, Jim Baxter, Darshan Ranganathan, Stuart Adamson, Serhiy Perkhun, and Charlotte Coleman. After him are Toby Wing, Satam al-Suqami, Rosemary DeCamp, Bobby Johnstone, Waleed al-Shehri, and Patricia Robertson.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Hamza al-Ghamdi ranks 250 out of 354. Before him are Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (1971), Yasser Al-Shahrani (1992), Nawaf Al-Temyat (1976), Saleh Al-Shehri (1993), Ashleigh Cummings (1992), and Abdullah Al-Dosari (1969). After him are Osama Hawsawi (1984), Abdulaziz Khathran (1973), Satam al-Suqami (1976), Mohamed Kanno (1994), Khaled Al-Eid (1969), and Samar Badawi (1981).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Saudi Arabia

Among extremists born in Saudi Arabia, Hamza al-Ghamdi ranks 6. Before him are Osama bin Laden (1957), Abu Mohammad al-Julani (1981), Ibn al-Khattab (1969), Hamza bin Laden (1989), and Wail al-Shehri (1973). After him are Satam al-Suqami (1976), and Waleed al-Shehri (1978).

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