Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (sometimes also spelled Khalid Shaikh Mohammad;[1] among at least fifty pseudonyms;[2] Arabic: خالد شيخ محمد, born March 1, 1964; or April 14, 1965) is a Kuwaiti terrorist. He is currently held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp under terrorism-related charges. He is seen as the person who planned the September 11 attacks in the 9/11 Commission Report.[3]

Sheikh Mohammed was a member of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda organization, leading al-Qaeda's propaganda operations from around 1999 until late 2001.

He confessed to FBI agents to a role in many of the most significant terrorist plots over the last twenty years.[4]

Mohammed's trial (started again or) restarted on 7 September 2021.[5]

On July 31, 2024, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed avoided a death penalty trial, in exchange for a sentence of life imprisonment.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Detainee Biographies" (PDF). Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2009.
  2. ↑ "U.S. v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed military tribunal charges" (PDF). FindLaw. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
  3. ↑ "The Guantánamo Docket: Khalid Shaikh Mohammed". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ "Truth and torture | Comment is free". Theguardian.co.uk. May 20, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Trial of accused 9/11 mastermind restarts, days before 20th anniversary". The Straits Times. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Man accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy charges". abc.net.au. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
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