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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 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Wail al-Shehri is the 272nd most popular extremist (down from 264th in 2024), the 242nd 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 272 out of 283. Before him are Mohammed Bouyeri, Tohir Yoʻldosh, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, Noordin Mohammad Top, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, and Moses Sithole. After him are Atefeh Sahaaleh, Aliaskhab Kebekov, James Holmes, Colin Pitchfork, Mohand al-Shehri, and Baitullah Mehsud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Wail al-Shehri ranks 582. 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, Death of Carlo Giuliani, Jim Baxter, Darshan Ranganathan, Stuart Adamson, and Mohand al-Shehri.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Wail al-Shehri ranks 242 out of 354. Before him are Hamza bin Laden (1989), Saad al Ghamdi (1967), Reema bint Bandar Al Saud (1975), Hayat Sindi (1967), Ali Al-Bulaihi (1989), and Muhammad al-'Arifi (1970). After him are Omar Abdulrahman (1991), Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (1987), Saud Abdulhamid (1999), Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (1971), Mohand al-Shehri (1979), and Yasser Al-Shahrani (1992).

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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 Mohand al-Shehri (1979), Nawaf al-Hazmi (1976), Hamza al-Ghamdi (1980), Satam al-Suqami (1976), Waleed al-Shehri (1978), Ahmed al-Nami (1977), and Khalid al-Mihdhar (1975).

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