Atta Elayyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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عطا عليان | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Atta Mohammed Elayyan 21 June 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 March 2019 (aged 33) Al Noor Mosque, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cause of death | Terrorism (gunshot wounds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Futsal player, developer, businessman, coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Farah Talal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atta Mohammed Elayyan[1] (Arabic: عطا عليان; 21 June 1985 – 15 March 2019) was a Jordanian-New Zealand futsal player, coach, businessman, and developer. As a futsal player, Elayyan played on the New Zealand national futsal team and coached for the Christchurch Boys' High School. As a businessman and developer, he founded several businesses including Lazyworm Applications and LWA Solutions. He was murdered in the Christchurch mosque shootings.