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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 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Hamza al-Ghamdi is the 281st most popular extremist (down from 269th in 2024), the 254th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 262nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Saudi Arabian Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Hamza al-Ghamdi ranks 281 out of 283. Before him are James Holmes, Colin Pitchfork, Mohand al-Shehri, Baitullah Mehsud, Nawaf al-Hazmi, and Seung-Hui Cho. After him are Satam al-Suqami, Nasir al-Wuhayshi, Beverley Allitt, Qasim al-Raymi, Mohammed Bijeh, and Ronald Dominique.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Hamza al-Ghamdi ranks 612. Before him are Alexander Moiseenko, Leonid Volkov, Kasper Bøgelund, Carlos Gurpegui, Bambang Pamungkas, and Diomansy Kamara. After him are Salomon Olembé, Shabana Mahmood, Alberto Lopo, Cristiana Capotondi, Jason Ritter, and Yuiko Konno. Among people deceased in 2001, Hamza al-Ghamdi ranks 366. Before him are Darshan Ranganathan, Stuart Adamson, Mohand al-Shehri, Serhiy Perkhun, Nawaf al-Hazmi, and Charlotte Coleman. After him are Toby Wing, Satam al-Suqami, Rosemary DeCamp, Gerald Glatzmayer, Bobby Johnstone, and Bahne Rabe.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Hamza al-Ghamdi ranks 254 out of 354. Before him are Yasser Al-Shahrani (1992), Nawaf Al-Temyat (1976), Saleh Al-Shehri (1993), Nawaf al-Hazmi (1976), Ashleigh Cummings (1992), and Abdullah Al-Dosari (1969). After him are Hatoon al-Fassi (1964), Osama Hawsawi (1984), Abdulaziz Khathran (1973), Satam al-Suqami (1976), Mohamed Kanno (1994), and Khaled Al-Eid (1969).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Saudi Arabia

Among extremists born in Saudi Arabia, Hamza al-Ghamdi ranks 8. Before him are Abu Mohammad al-Julani (1981), Ibn al-Khattab (1969), Hamza bin Laden (1989), Wail al-Shehri (1973), Mohand al-Shehri (1979), and Nawaf al-Hazmi (1976). After him are Satam al-Suqami (1976), Waleed al-Shehri (1978), Ahmed al-Nami (1977), Khalid al-Mihdhar (1975), Ahmed al-Ghamdi (1979), and Saeed al-Ghamdi (1979).

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