| Fayez Banihammad | |
| Born | Fayez Rashid Ahmed Hassan al-Qadi Banihammad (in Arabic: فايز راشد احمد حسن القاضي بني حمد) |
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| Died | September 11, 2001 |
Fayez Rashid Ahmed Hassan al-Qadi Banihammad (Arabic: فايز راشد احمد حسن القاضي بني حمد) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 175 in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language United Airlines Flight 175 was a scheduled US domestic passenger flight from Logan International Airport in Boston Massachusetts to Los Angeles Both Banihammad and the media would refer to him alternately by any of a number of his names, including Fayez Ahmad, Banihammad Fayez Abu Dhabi Banihammad, Fayez Rashid Ahmed, Rasid Ahmed Hassen Alqadi, Abu Dhabi Banihammad Ahmed Fayez, and others.
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Fayez left his family in 'Asir, telling his parents that he hoped to find work with the International Islamic Relief Organization. ʿAsīr ( عسير) is a province of Saudi Arabia located in the southwest of the country The International Islamic Relief Organization, (هيئة الإغاثة الإسلامية العالمية also International Islamic Relief Organization of Saudi Arabia, He only contacted his parents once after that. He is believed to have visited the Philippines for three days from October 17-20, 2000. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
Banihammad used the controversial program Visa Express to gain entry into the country together with Saeed al-Ghamdi. The Visa Express program was a US State Department program that allowed residents of Saudi Arabia to enter the U Saeed al-Ghamdi ( Arabic: سعيد الغامدي was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the Upon later review of his application, it was noticed that he hadn't listed an occupation or reason for visit, and when asked where he would be living in the country, simply wrote No. However, he still received his Visa.
Before the pair arrived in Orlando, Florida on June 27, 2001, Banihammad had opened a bank account in the UAE to which $30,000 was deposited by unknown parties only two days before his arrival. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He opened another account with SunTrust Banks in Orlando several days after his arrival, becoming one of nine hijackers to open an account with the bank. SunTrust Banks Inc ( is an American Bank holding company. The largest subsidiary is SunTrust Bank
The 9/11 Commission noted: He appears to have played a unique role among the muscle hijackers because of his work with one of the plot's financial facilitators, Mustafa al Hawsawi. 9/11 Commission ReportThe National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up on November 27, 2002 Mustafa al-Hawsawi (مصطفى الحوساوي also transliterated in other ways listed as Saudi has used many aliases; born August 5, 1968 On July 18, Banihammad gave Mustafa power-of-attorney over his Dubai bank account, and Mustafa reportedly mailed him a VISA and bank card. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE
A licensed pilot, he was registered as having trained at the Spartan Aeronautics School in Tulsa, Oklahoma - although the school denies that he ever attended.
Fayez Banihammad purchased both his and Mohand al-Shehri's one-way first class tickets for United Airlines Flight 175 online on August 27th or 29th, charging the $4464. Mohand al-Shehri ( Arabic: مهند الشهري also transliterated Alshehri, and also known under the aliases Mohammed Alshehhi and Mohald United Airlines Flight 175 was a scheduled US domestic passenger flight from Logan International Airport in Boston Massachusetts to Los Angeles 50 to a Visa card from Mustafa al Hawsawi, listing their addresses both as a Mailboxes Etc. in Delray Beach. Mustafa al-Hawsawi (مصطفى الحوساوي also transliterated in other ways listed as Saudi has used many aliases; born August 5, 1968 Mail Boxes Etc Inc (MBE a UPS company franchises The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population This was not the same postal box used by Hamza and Ahmed al-Ghamdi who purchased their tickets for the same flight a day later with another Mailboxes Etc. Hamza al-Ghamdi ( Arabic: حمزة الغامدي also transliterated Alghamdi) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of Ahmed Salah al-Ghamdi ( Arabic: احمد الغامدي also transliterated Alghamdi) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers postal box in Delray Beach, although both groups listed the same phone number.
Staying in the Milner Hotel from September 8-10, Banihammad asked a hotel clerk to fill out the registration card for the room, citing his poor English. On September 10, 2001, he was one of four hijackers (Marwan, Banihammad, Mohand, and al-Suqami) sharing a room at the Milner Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, where one of them called around for prostitutes, but eventually nixed the idea, possibly based on finances. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
The next morning, Banihammad drove al-Shehri in a rental car to Logan International Airport, where they returned the car and boarded Flight 175. He sat in seat 2A, adjacent to al-Shehri. About a half an hour into the flight, the plane was hijacked and Marwan al-Shehhi flew it into the south tower of the World Trade Center as part of the coordinated attacks. A University student Marwan Yousef al-Shehhi ( Arabic: مروان الشحي also transliterated Alshehhi) (May 9 1978 &ndash September 11 2001 was The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan
After the attacks it was reported by ABC news that somebody with the same name had attended the Defense Language Institute at Lackland Air Force Base - a claim that may have been born of a false address Banihammad had used. This article is about the American news organization See also ABC News (disambiguation ABC News is a division of American The Defense Language Institute ( DLI) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD educational and research institution which provides linguistic and cultural Lackland Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force operated by the Air Education and Training Command ( AETC) [1]
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Banihammad, Fayez |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Banihammad, Fayez Rashid Ahmed Hassan al-Qadi (full name); فايز راشد احمد حسن القاضي بني حمد (Arabic); Ahmad, Fayez Rashid (alternate form); Banihammad, Banihammad Fayez Abu Dhabi (alternate form); Alqadi, Rasid Ahmed Hassen (alternate form); Fayez, Abu Dhabi Banihammad Ahmed (alternate form) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | 9/11 hijacker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | Unknown |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | United Arab Emirates |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 2001 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | New York City, United States |