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Saeed al-Ghamdi | |
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سعيد الغامدي | |
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| Born | Saeed Abd Allah Ali Sulayman al-Ghamdi 21 November 1979 |
| Died | 11 September 2001 (aged 21) Somerset County, Pennsylvania, U.S. aboard United 93 |
| Cause of death | Suicide by plane crash (September 11 attacks) |
| Nationality | Saudi |
Saeed Abdullah Ali Sulayman al-Ghamdi (Arabic: سعيد الغامدي, romanized: Sa'īd al-Ghāmdī; 21 November 1979 – 11 September 2001) was a Saudi terrorist hijacker. He was one of four terrorist hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the 11 September attacks. Despite his name, he was not related to the brothers Hamza al-Ghamdi or Ahmed al-Ghamdi who were part of the team that hijacked United Airlines Flight 175.
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. It was reported he was chosen by Osama bin Laden to participate in terrorist attacks in the United States and arrived in the U.S. in June 2001. During his stay in the U.S., he quietly settled in Florida, planning out how the attacks would commence and training on flight simulators.[1]
On 11 September 2001, he boarded United 93 and assisted in the hijacking of the plane, which was diverted toward Washington D.C. under the control of lead hijacker and trained pilot Ziad Jarrah so that Jarrah could crash the plane into either the U.S. Capitol or the White House, as part of the coordinated attacks. The plane instead crashed into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, after the passengers attempted to retake control of the plane in an uprising.
- ^ MacKinnon, Colin (3 October 2006). Morning Spy, Evening Spy: A Novel. New York City: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-4299-9357-9.