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Salem al-Hazmi

1981 - 2001

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Salem Muhammed al-Hazmi (Arabic: سالم الحازمي, romanized: Sālam al-Ḥāzmī; February 2, 1981 – September 11, 2001) was a Saudi terrorist hijacker who was one of the five hijackers who assisted in the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 77 as part of the September 11 attacks. The aircraft was deliberately crashed into the Pentagon near Washington, D.C., killing al-Hazmi and everyone else aboard the flight. Al-Hazmi had a relatively long history with al-Qaeda before being selected for the attacks. He obtained a tourist visa through the Visa Express program and arrived in the United States in June 2001 where he would settle in New Jersey with other American 77 hijackers up until the attacks. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Salem al-Hazmi is the 296th most popular extremist, the 309th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 17th most popular Saudi Arabian Extremist.

Salem al-Hazmi was a Saudi terrorist and one of the hijackers involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. He is most infamous for being part of the group that carried out the coordinated terrorist attacks that resulted in significant loss of life and widespread destruction.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Salem al-Hazmi ranks 296 out of 283Before him are Monster of Florence, Saeed al-Ghamdi, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Majed Moqed, Ahmed al-Haznawi, and Omar Mateen. After him are Takahiro Shiraishi, Ahmed Abdi Godane, Zeynab Jalalian, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Reynhard Sinaga, and Omar Khadr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Salem al-Hazmi ranks 1,075Before him are Ruslan Alekhno, Ashley Eckstein, Cecilia Brækhus, Pirjo Muranen, Dennis Seidenberg, and Ruslan Pimenov. After him are Kristian Pless, Stefanie Böhler, Peng Bo, Kazuyuki Morisaki, Henri Caroine, and Riin Tamm. Among people deceased in 2001, Salem al-Hazmi ranks 380Before him are Khalid al-Mihdhar, Ahmed al-Ghamdi, Saeed al-Ghamdi, Majed Moqed, Ahmed al-Haznawi, and Patricia Robertson. After him are David Rocastle, Stephen Malcolm, Nkosi Johnson, and Miguel del Toro.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Salem al-Hazmi ranks 309 out of 354Before him are Mohammed Al-Breik (1992), Khaled Aziz (1981), Abdullah Al-Waked (1975), Talal Jebreen (1973), Mohammed Ameen (1980), and Rayyanah Barnawi (1988). After him are Mabrouk Zaid (1979), Rajaa al-Sanea (1981), Abdulaziz Al-Janoubi (1974), Ibrahim Mater (1975), Saad Al-Harthi (1984), and Sami Al-Najei (1997).

Among EXTREMISTS In Saudi Arabia

Among extremists born in Saudi Arabia, Salem al-Hazmi ranks 17Before him are Ahmed al-Nami (1977), Khalid al-Mihdhar (1975), Ahmed al-Ghamdi (1979), Saeed al-Ghamdi (1979), Majed Moqed (1977), and Ahmed al-Haznawi (1980).