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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (born 14 April 1965; Urdu: خالد شیخ محمد‎; sometimes also spelled Shaykh; and known by at least 50 pseudonyms including his initials KSM), is a Kuwaiti-born Pakistani terrorist, and the former head of propaganda for al-Qaeda. As of 2025, he is held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp under terrorism-related charges. He was named as "the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks" in the 2004 9/11 Commission Report. Mohammed was a member of Osama bin Laden's terrorist organization al-Qaeda, leading al-Qaeda's propaganda operations from around 1999 until late 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2024). Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is the 172nd most popular extremist (down from 122nd in 2024), the 61st most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 36th in 2019) and the most popular Pakistani Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ranks 172 out of 283. Before him are Nancy Spungen, Cleveland Torso Murderer, Mary Bell, Eugène Terre'Blanche, Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov, and Jerry Brudos. After him are Ross Ulbricht, Baby Face Nelson, Charles J. Guiteau, Ziad Jarrah, Stefano Delle Chiaie, and Jonathan Wild.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ranks 127. Before him are Melissa Gilbert, Hashem Safieddine, Gerald Vanenburg, Jennifer Doudna, Jean-Marc Bosman, and Branco. After him are Eddie Vedder, Lars Mikkelsen, Michelle Fairley, Anthony Delon, Miodrag Belodedici, and Toni Polster.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ranks 61 out of 217. Before him are Lokaksema (147), Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1690), Rahman Baba (1632), Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929), Dilip Kumar (1922), and Nek Chand (1924). After him are Francis Younghusband (1863), Lal Bokhari (1909), Farooq Leghari (1940), Kumail Nanjiani (1978), Hamida Banu Begum (1527), and Taxiles (-400).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Pakistan

Among extremists born in Pakistan, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ranks 1. After him are Javed Iqbal (1961), Fazlullah (1974), Baitullah Mehsud (1974), Hakimullah Mehsud (1979), and Ajmal Kasab (1987).

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