Mohammed Zouaydi

Born in Syria, Mohammed Galeb Kalaje Zouaydi (Arabic: محمد غالب كلاج زوايدي) became a Spanish accountant while living between Spain and Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia he was known as accountant for the al-Faisal branch of the Saudi royal family, which included Prince Turki al-Faisal.[1]

In Spain, he is accused of transferring funds totaling nearly a million dollars from several corporations he was involved with that accepted donations, to Al-Qaeda members, including Mamoun Darkazanli and Nabil Sayadi. He was arrested by Spanish authorities on April 23, 2002.[2]

He was described as "Al Qaeda's financier" by The Wall Street Journal.[3]

Mohammed Galeb Kalaje Zouaydi's brother-in-law, Abu-Khalid al-Suri, was Al-Qaeda's representative in Syria and received funding from the Qatar-based terrorist Abd Al-Rahman al-Nuaimi, cofounder of Alkarama.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Context of 'April 23, 2002: Spain Arrests Alleged Al-Qaeda Financier'". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
  2. ^ Mohammed Galeb Kalaje Zouaydi
  3. ^ Vitzthum, Carlta; Johnson, Keith (2002-04-25). "Spain Detains al Qaeda Financier In Flurry of Europe Terror Arrests". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  4. ^ "WRITTEN TESTIMONY OF JEAN-CHARLES BRISARD" (PDF). United States Senate. 22 October 2003.
  5. ^ "Treasury Designates Al-Qa'ida Supporters in Qatar and Yemen". www.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-12.