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Mohamed Atta

Egyptian hijacker and one of the ringleaders of the September 11 attacks (1968–2001)

  • Fame62.5
  • Momentum11.5
  • Egypt rank#158
Source-basedStable
  • Fame62.5
  • Momentum11.5
  • Egypt rank#158
  • Scientists rank#240
  • Wikipedia69.8K
Lived 1968–2001, aged 33Egypt
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  • Wikipedia
    38 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in Egypt
    #158
    Scientists
  • Era
    1968–2001
    Aged 33
  • Known for
    Bird Trap
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

Mohamed Atta was an Egyptian engineer, architect, and terrorist hijacker for al-Qaeda. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, he was the ringleader of the September 11 attacks and served as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11, which he flew into the North Tower of the original World Trade Center as part of coordinated suicide attacks. Aged 33, he was the oldest of the 19 hijackers who took part in the mission. Before the attacks, he worked as a civil engineer.

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Fame
Stable
62.5
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
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Momentum11.5
Historical26.3
Now attention16.9
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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Country rank
#158
Category rank
#240
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