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Waleed al-Shehri

1978 - 2001

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Waleed Mohammed al-Shehri (Arabic: وليد الشهري, romanized: Walīd ash-Shehrī'; 20 December 1978 – 11 September 2001) was a Saudi terrorist hijacker. He was involved in the September 11 attacks against the United States in 2001. He was one of the five hijackers who took control of American Airlines Flight 11, which was then flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Born in Saudi Arabia, al-Shehri had been a student until he accompanied his mentally ill brother to Medina. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Waleed al-Shehri is the 288th most popular extremist (down from 271st in 2024), the 274th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 271st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Saudi Arabian Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Waleed al-Shehri ranks 288 out of 283. Before him are Satam al-Suqami, Nasir al-Wuhayshi, Beverley Allitt, Qasim al-Raymi, Mohammed Bijeh, and Ronald Dominique. After him are Fayez Banihammad, Ahmed al-Nami, Amy Fisher, Khalid al-Mihdhar, Ahmed al-Ghamdi, and Khader Adnan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Waleed al-Shehri ranks 788. Before him are Harel Levy, Jérémie Elkaïm, Alex Lutz, Mike Tindall, Ralf Bartels, and Tony Yayo. After him are André Pinto, Corina Morariu, An Hyo-yeon, Jörg Fiedler, Collin Benjamin, and Abdeslam Ouaddou. Among people deceased in 2001, Waleed al-Shehri ranks 373. Before him are Toby Wing, Satam al-Suqami, Rosemary DeCamp, Gerald Glatzmayer, Bobby Johnstone, and Bahne Rabe. After him are Fayez Banihammad, Ahmed al-Nami, Khalid al-Mihdhar, Ahmed al-Ghamdi, Saeed al-Ghamdi, and Majed Moqed.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Waleed al-Shehri ranks 274 out of 354. Before him are Fahad Al-Ghesheyan (1973), Redha Tukar (1975), Abdullah Zubromawi (1973), Awad Al-Anazi (1968), Yahya Al-Shehri (1990), and Khamis Al-Owairan (1973). After him are Fuad Anwar Amin (1972), Ahmed Dokhi (1976), Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad (1962), Sultan Al-Ghannam (1994), Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari (1991), and Tejasswi Prakash (1993).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Saudi Arabia

Among extremists born in Saudi Arabia, Waleed al-Shehri ranks 10. Before him are Hamza bin Laden (1989), Wail al-Shehri (1973), Mohand al-Shehri (1979), Nawaf al-Hazmi (1976), Hamza al-Ghamdi (1980), and Satam al-Suqami (1976). After 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).

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