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Omar Khadr

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Omar Ahmed Said Khadr (Arabic: عمر أحمد سعيد خضر, romanized: ʻUmar Aḥmad Saʻīd Khiḍr; born September 19, 1986) is a Canadian who, at the age of 15, was detained by the United States at Guantanamo Bay for ten years, during which he pleaded guilty to the murder of U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Christopher Speer and other charges. He later appealed his conviction, claiming that he falsely pleaded guilty so that he could return to Canada where he remained in custody for three additional years. Khadr sued the Canadian government for infringing his rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; this lawsuit was settled in 2017 with a CA$10.5 million payment and an apology by the federal government. Born in Canada, Khadr was taken to Afghanistan by his father, who was affiliated with Al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Omar Khadr is the 314th most popular extremist (down from 284th in 2024), the 1,477th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,251st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Omar Khadr ranks 314 out of 283. Before him are Ahmed Abdi Godane, Yakub Memon, Zeynab Jalalian, Afzal Guru, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and Reynhard Sinaga. After him are Samantha Lewthwaite, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, Elliot Rodger, Adam Yahiye Gadahn, and Dylann Roof.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Omar Khadr ranks 1,395. Before him are Brando Eaton, Onyekachi Apam, Eijiro Mori, Li Wenquan, Akio Yoshida, and Sebastián Pinto. After him are Tina Bachmann, Badra Ali Sangaré, Fouad Chafik, Roy Hibbert, Danielle Page, and Fabiano Santacroce.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Omar Khadr ranks 1,478 out of 1,622. Before him are Karen Clark (1972), Silken Laumann (1964), Brent Burns (1985), Kevin McKenna (1980), Ian James Corlett (1962), and Jean-Sébastien Giguère (1977). After him are Hugo Houle (1990), Karen Cockburn (1980), Landon Liboiron (1991), Cindy Busby (1983), Chelsea Hobbs (1985), and Dwight Powell (1991).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Canada

Among extremists born in Canada, Omar Khadr ranks 3. Before him are Robert Pickton (1949), and Karla Homolka (1970).

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