Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Pakistani militant who was a member of al-Qaeda · Born 1965 · age 61
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Something wrong?The architect of September 11. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed directed al-Qaeda's propaganda operations and planned the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in 2001. He has been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2006, his trial stalled for nearly two decades by questions of torture and admissibility.
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Born in Kuwait on 14 April 1965, Mohammed joined Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda and led its propaganda wing from around 1999 until late 2001. He planned the September 11 attacks, participated in plotting Richard Reid's shoe bombing attempt, the 2002 Bali bombings, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and the murder of journalist Daniel Pearl. Captured in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on 1 March 2003 by CIA and ISI forces, he was taken to secret CIA prisons in Afghanistan and Poland before transfer to Guantanamo in December 2006. Charged with war crimes and murder in 2008, his prosecution has been mired in challenges over confessions extracted under interrogation, with a former military prosecutor calling the case insupportable. A plea deal for life imprisonment was agreed in July 2024, revoked two days later by the Defense Secretary, then voided by an appeals court in July 2025. His trial date remains unset.
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