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Wail al-Shehri

1973 - 2001

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Wail Mohammed al-Shehri (Arabic: وائل الشهري, romanized: Wāīl ash-Shehrī; or Alshehri; July 31, 1973 – September 11, 2001) was a Saudi school teacher and terrorist hijacker. He was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11, which was flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the September 11 attacks. Wail al-Shehri was an elementary school teacher from Khamis Mushait in the Asir region of Saudi Arabia. In early 2000, he traveled to Medina to seek treatment for mental problems. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wail al-Shehri is the 263rd most popular extremist (down from 261st in 2019), the 240th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 236th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Saudi Arabian Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Wail al-Shehri ranks 263 out of 283. Before him are Karla Homolka, Hamza bin Laden, Mohammed Bouyeri, Tohir Yoʻldosh, Noordin Mohammad Top, and Moses Sithole. After him are Atefeh Sahaaleh, James Holmes, Colin Pitchfork, Baitullah Mehsud, Seung-Hui Cho, and Hamza al-Ghamdi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Wail al-Shehri ranks 556. Before him are Sulim Yamadayev, Dario Franchitti, Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå, Matt Hughes, Jere Lehtinen, and Ann Kristin Aarønes. After him are Igor Simutenkov, Fatuma Roba, Mark Shield, Aviv Geffen, Ben Falcone, and Aurélie Filippetti. Among people deceased in 2001, Wail al-Shehri ranks 356. Before him are Thuy Trang, Stan Cullis, Joan Sims, Madhavrao Scindia, Duke Nalon, and Richard Chelimo. After him are Frankie Carle, Jim Baxter, Darshan Ranganathan, Stuart Adamson, Serhiy Perkhun, and Charlotte Coleman.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Wail al-Shehri ranks 240 out of 354. Before him are Hiba Abu Nada (1991), Ameera al-Taweel (1983), Hamza bin Laden (1989), Reema bint Bandar Al Saud (1975), Hayat Sindi (1967), and Ali Al-Bulaihi (1989). After him are Omar Abdulrahman (1991), Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (1987), Saud Abdulhamid (1999), Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (1971), Yasser Al-Shahrani (1992), and Nawaf Al-Temyat (1976).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Saudi Arabia

Among extremists born in Saudi Arabia, Wail al-Shehri ranks 5. Before him are Osama bin Laden (1957), Abu Mohammad al-Julani (1981), Ibn al-Khattab (1969), and Hamza bin Laden (1989). After him are Hamza al-Ghamdi (1980), Satam al-Suqami (1976), and Waleed al-Shehri (1978).

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