Saeed Abdallah Ali Sulayman al-Ghamdi (سعيد الغامدي, ) (November 21, 1979 – September 11, 2001) was one of four hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the September 11 attacks. Born in Saudi Arabia, al-Ghamdi left his home to fight in Chechnya after dropping out of college, but was reported to have diverted to Afghanistan to train in an al-Qaeda camp.
He may have been in contact with the two al-Ghamdi's and al-Haznawi as early as 1999.
The four reportedly pledge themselves to Jihad in the Spring of 2000, in a ceremony presided over by Wail Al-Shehri—who had dubbed himself Abu Mossaeb al-Janubi after one of Muhammad's companions. Saeed Al-Ghamdi was known to Tawfiq bin Attash who is thought to have convinced him to become a martyr.
Al-Ghamdi was at that time working as a security guard at Kandahar airport along with Waleed al-Shehri. Some time late in 2000, al-Ghamdi traveled to the United Arab Emirates, where he purchased traveler's cheques presumed to have been paid for by Mustafa al-Hawsawi.
Five other hijackers also passed through the UAE and purchased travellers cheques, including Majed Moqed, Wail al-Shehri, Hamza al-Ghamdi, Ahmed al-Haznawi and Ahmed al-Nami. On November 13, 2000, another Saeed al-Ghamdi tried to obtain a visa to enter the United States, but was declined.
Saeed Abdallah Ali Sulayman al-Ghamdi (سعيد الغامدي, ) (November 21, 1979 – September 11, 2001) was one of four hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the September 11 attacks. Born in Saudi Arabia, al-Ghamdi left his home to fight in Chechnya after dropping out of college, but was reported to have diverted to Afghanistan to train in an al-Qaeda camp.
During his stay in the U.S., he quietly settled in Florida, planning out how the attacks would commence and training on flight simulators. On September 11, 2001, he boarded United 93 and assisted in the hijacking of the plane, which was diverted toward Washington D.C.
Although the 9/11 Commission makes mention of him, there is no evidence he was associated with the hijackers. In March 2001, al-Ghamdi was filmed in a farewell video that was later aired on al-Jazeera.
al-Ghamdi referred to America as "the enemy", and is seen studying maps and flight manuals. ==In the United States== On June 12, 2001, Saeed al-Ghamdi applied for and received a second two-year US B-1/B-2 (tourist/business) visa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
on June 27, 2001, with Fayez Banihammad, Saeed shared an apartment with Ahmed al-Nami in Delray Beach, Florida.
A passenger uprising resulted in the plane crashing into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing everyone aboard. ==Mistaken identity== On September 23, 2001, before the FBI had released the pictures of the hijackers, the BBC and The Daily Telegraph reported that a Saudi Airlines pilot named Saeed al-Ghamdi was furious that a name on the hijacker's list released by the FBI matched his own.
Der Spiegel later investigated the claims of "living" hijackers by the BBC and discovered them to be cases of mistaken identity. In June 2005 the Saudi government released a list (see al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) of 36 wanted (and alive) terrorists, one of whom was Salih Sa'id Al Batih al-Ghamdi.
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