Majid Mahmud Abdu Ahmad
Encyclopedia
Majid Mahmud Abdu Ahmad is a citizen of Yemen
currently held in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
.
The Department of Defense
reports that he was born on June 15, 1980, in Burayqah, Yemen.
As of June 13, 2011, Majid Mahmud Abdu Ahmad has been held at Guantanamo for nine years five months.
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
currently held in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...
s, in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
.
The Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
reports that he was born on June 15, 1980, in Burayqah, Yemen.
As of June 13, 2011, Majid Mahmud Abdu Ahmad has been held at Guantanamo for nine years five months.
External links
- The Guantánamo Files: Website Extras (3) – “Osama’s Bodyguards” Andy Worthington
- Pentagon Memo on Torture-Motivated Transfer Cited Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2005