Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi
Encyclopedia
Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi
(b. )
is a citizen of Saudi Arabia
who has been identified as a jihadist.
The BBC News
reported his name was "Ali Abdul Rahman al-Ghamdi", CNN
reported his name was "Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi".
They report Saudi Arabi had named him on a list of most wanted Saudi terrorism suspects.
There are three individuals named some variation of al Ghamdi on
the Saudi most wanted list: Ali A. Al-Ghamdi, Hani S. Al-Ghamdi and Bandar A. Al-Ghamdi.
According to the BBC News
Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi surrendered on June 26, 2003, shortly after he had been listed as the second most senior wanted individual on the first Saudi most wanted list.
They reported US officials asserted that he had been present in Afghanistan
in late 2001, and that he had been present at the battle of Tora Bora
.
They reported US officials also asserted he had been an associate of senior al Qaeda leaders
Saif al-Adel
, Abu Mohammed al-Masri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Al Ghamdi is reported to have played a role in organizing a suicide bombing in May 2003.
(b. )
is a citizen of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
who has been identified as a jihadist.
The BBC News
BBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
reported his name was "Ali Abdul Rahman al-Ghamdi", CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
reported his name was "Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi".
They report Saudi Arabi had named him on a list of most wanted Saudi terrorism suspects.
There are three individuals named some variation of al Ghamdi on
the Saudi most wanted list: Ali A. Al-Ghamdi, Hani S. Al-Ghamdi and Bandar A. Al-Ghamdi.
According to the BBC News
BBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi surrendered on June 26, 2003, shortly after he had been listed as the second most senior wanted individual on the first Saudi most wanted list.
They reported US officials asserted that he had been present in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
in late 2001, and that he had been present at the battle of Tora Bora
Battle of Tora Bora
The Battle of Tora Bora was a military engagement that took place in Afghanistan in December 2001, during the opening stages of the war in that country launched following the 9/11 attacks on the United States. The U.S...
.
They reported US officials also asserted he had been an associate of senior al Qaeda leaders
Saif al-Adel
Saif al-Adel
Saif al-Adel is an Egyptian explosives expert and a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda.Adel is under indictment for his part in the 1998 United States embassy bombings in Africa...
, Abu Mohammed al-Masri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Al Ghamdi is reported to have played a role in organizing a suicide bombing in May 2003.