- Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden, most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a Saudi militant Islamist and is reported to be the founder of the organization called al-Qaeda. He is a member of the wealthy bin Laden family. In conjunction with several other Islamic militant leaders, …
- Ali Al-Naimi
Ali I. Al-Naimi (1935 - Present) is the Saudi Arabian Oil Minister. Al-Naimi, joined Aramco as a young man, was educated in the United States at Lehigh University under the educational programme of the company. He later earned his Master's Degree in Geology at Stanford University. After joining ARAMCO in 1947 and climbing the managerial ladder, he first became Supervisor in Abqaiq Production Department.
- Abd Al-Rahim Al-Nashiri
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri is one of the aliases of the Saudi al-Qaeda member Abdul-Rahim Hussein Muhammad 'Abdu (عبد الرحيم حسين محمد عبده). Other aliases include Mullah Bilal, Mohammed Omar al-Harazi, and Abdul Rahman Hussein al-Nashari. He is alleged to be the mastermind of the USS Cole bombing and other terrorist attacks, …
- Hani Hanjour
Hani Saleh Hanjour, (August 13 1972 - September 11 2001) was one of five men named by the FBI as hijackers of American Airlines flight 77 in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. The FBI believes that he piloted the plane and crashed it into The Pentagon. Hanjour is largely considered to have been among the most conservative and religiously observant of the hijackers.
- Mohammed Jamal Khalifa
Mohammed Jamal Khalifa (born 1 February 1957, died 31 January 2007) was a Saudi Arabian businessman from Jeddah who married one of Osama bin Laden's sisters.
- Khalid bin Mahfouz
Khalid bin Mahfouz is a wealthy Saudi Arabian businessman accused of supporting al-Qaeda. The veracity of such accusations is controversial and supported mainly by allegations, as Mahfouz himself claims to "condemn terrorism in all of its forms and manifestations."
- Omar Al-Bayoumi
Omar al-Bayoumi is a Saudi national who befriended two of the 9/11 hijackers in the United States. Some people suspect he was a Saudi agent and an accessory to the attacks. Saudi Arabia firmly maintains that he al-Bayoumi is not an agent of theirs, and the FBI concluded that he had no links to terrorism.
- Majed Moqed
Majed Mashaan Moqed was one of five men named by the FBI to be hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77 in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. His aliases as reported by the FBI included Majed M.GH Moqed and Majed Moqed.
- Satam Al-Suqami
Satam M. A. al-Suqami, was one of five men named by the FBI as hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11 in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- Abu Zubaydah
Abu Zubaydah was, according to American authorities, a high-ranking member of al-Qaida and close associate of Osama bin Laden, though there are doubts of his power and connections due to the fact that most information came from interrogations where Zubaydah may have exaggerated his and al-Qaida's role in international terror. He is currently in U.S. custody in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Zubaydah's name is often transliterated as Abu Zubaidah, …
- Salem bin Laden
Salem bin Mohammed bin 'Awad bin Laden (1946-May 29, 1988) was a Saudi Arabian investor. One of the eldest of the bin Laden brothers (a half-brother and cousin of Osama bin Laden), he acted as the patriarch of the bin Laden family after the 1967 death of his father Mohammed bin Laden. Salem managed the family's extensive investment portfolio (thought to be valued at around $16 billion). Salem bin Laden was, through James R. Bath, an investor in Arbusto Energy, …
- Al-Waleed bin Talal
Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud commonly known as Prince Al-Waleed, is a member of the Saudi Royal Family, and an entrepreneur and international investor. He has amassed his fortune through investments in properties and stocks. As of 2007, his net worth is estimated at US$20.3 billion and he is ranked by Forbes as the 13th richest person in the world, and the richest Arab.
- Waleed Al-Shehri
Waleed M. al-Shehri was named by the FBI as a hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 from Boston to Los Angeles that crashed into the World Trade Center as part of the September 11, 2001 attacks. His brother, Wail al-Shehri, is also a suspected 9/11 hijacker. The following birthdates have been associated with al-Shehri: September 13, 1974; November 5, 1975, January 1, 1976; March 3, 1976; July 8, 1977; December 20, 1978; and May 11, 1979.
- Adel Al-Jubeir
Adel A. Al-Jubeir, His Excellency Adel A. Al-Jubeir (born February 1, 1962) is the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, and a former foreign policy advisor to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. He is a well-known representative of the Kingdom in the West, particularly the United States.
- Nawaf Al-Hazmi
Nawaf al-Hazmi was one of five terrorists named by FBI as hijackers of American Airlines flight 77, which was crashed into the Pentagon in the September 11, 2001 attack. His younger brother, Salem al-Hazmi, was another of the 9/11 terrorists and helped hijack the same flight.
- Nayef bin Abdul Aziz
Nayef bin Abdul Aziz is one of the six surviving members of the Sudairi Seven, all sons of King Ibn Saud and Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi. Born in the city of Taif in 1933, Prince Nayef has held the following government positions: *Governor of Riyadh, 1953-1954 *Deputy Minister of the Interior 1970 *Minister of State for Internal Affairs, 1970 and President, Supreme Council for Information; *Minister of the Interior since 1975.
- Adnan Khashoggi
Adnan Khashoggi (or Kashoggi is a billionaire Saudi arms-dealer and businessman. He is also noted for his engagements with high society in both the Occidental and Arabic-speaking worlds, and for his involvement in the Iran-Contra, BCCI and numerous other affairs.
- Khalid Al-Mihdhar
Khalid al-Mihdhar (May 16 1975 - September 11 2001) was one of five terrorists named by the FBI as hijackers of American Airlines flight 77, which was crashed into the Pentagon in the September 11, 2001 attacks. He was one of the six participants known as the organizers of the attacks. He has used the aliases Sannan al-Makki, Khalid bin Muhammad, Addallah al-Mihdhar, and Khalid Mohammad al-Saqaf.
- Khalid Al-Fawwaz
Khalid al-Fawwaz alias Abu Omar is a Saudi who has been under indictment in the United States since 1998, accused of helping to prepare the 1998 United States embassy bombings. He has been in the custody of the United Kingdom since September of that year, fighting his extradition. Al-Fawwaz appears in UN 1267 Committee's list of individuals belonging to or associated with al-Qaeda, …
- Abdulaziz Al-Omari
Abdulaziz al-Omari was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of the first plane which was crashed into the World Trade Center in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- Mohammed bin Laden
- Saeed Al-Ghamdi
Saeed al-Ghamdi was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. The FBI listed his other aliases as Abdul Rahman Saed Alghamdi; Ali S Alghamdi; Al- Gamdi; Saad M.S. Al Ghamdi; Sadda Al Ghamdi; Saheed Al-Ghamdi; and Seed Al Ghamdi.
- Yasser Al-Qahtani
Yasser Al-Qahtani is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) player. He currently plays in the Saudi Arabian national football team and for Al-Hilal. In 2005, He moved from Al-Qadisiya club to Al-Hilal for about 20 million SR. This deal was the largest deal ever to have been made in Saudi Arabia. He played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup where he scored a goal against with Tunisia. He is definitely the best striker Saudi Arabia has right now, with his impressive dribbling skills, …
- Sami Al-Jaber
Sami Al-Jaber (born December 11, 1972 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) is a football (soccer) striker from Saudi Arabia.
- Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani was Saudi Arabia's Minister of Oil (Petroleum) and Mineral Resources from 1962 until 1986, and a minister in OPEC for 25 years. With degrees from, among other places, New York University School of Law and Harvard Law School, Yamani became a close adviser to the Saudi government in 1958 and then became oil minister in 1962. He is best known for his role during the 1973 oil embargo, when he spurred OPEC to quadruple the price of crude oil.
- Ahmed Al-Ghamdi
Ahmed Salah al-Ghamdi was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines flight 175 as part of the September 11, 2001 Attack. Al-Ghamdi was from the al Bahah province of Saudi Arabia, an isolated and underdeveloped area, and shared the same tribal affiliation with fellow hijackers Saeed al-Ghamdi, Hamza al-Ghamdi, and Ahmed al-Haznawi. This group is noted as being some of the more religiously observant of the hijackers.
- Hamza Al-Ghamdi
Hamza al-Ghamdi was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack.
- Salem Al-Hazmi
Salem al-Hazmi, was one of five men named on September 14, 2001 by the FBI as hijackers of American Airlines flight 77 in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. His older brother, Nawaf al-Hazmi was another of the hijackers.
- Ahmed Al-Nami
Ahmed Abdullah al-Nami (December 13, 1977 - September 11, 2001) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines flight 93 as part of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack.
- Wail Al-Shehri
Wail al-Shehri was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11 from Boston to Los Angeles that crashed into the World Trade Center as part of the September 11, 2001 attacks. His brother, Waleed al-Shehri, is also a suspected 9/11 hijacker.
- Adel Batterjee
Adel bin Abdul-Jalil Batterjee is a noted Saudi Arabian businessman and philanthropist, most widely known as the incorporator of the U.S., Candadian, and Saudi Arabian branches of the terrorist charity Benevolence International Foundation ("q.v."). Batterjee is free in Saudi Arabia, but is under a worldwide travel ban, financial embargo, and weapons embargo by the UN 1267 Committee and a financial embargo the US Department of the Treasury.
- Ahmed Al-Haznawi
Ahmed Ibrahim al-Haznawi (October 11, 1980 - September 11, 2001) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines flight 93 as part of the September 11, 2001 Attack.
- Saleh Abdullah Kamel
Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel (Arabic: صالح عبد الله كامل) is a Saudi businessman, chairman and founder of the Dallah al Baraka Group (DBG). He is of also the chairman of the General Council for Islamic Banks. He is estimated to be worth about $2.6 billion. Most of Kamel's business work focus on hotels, coded TV channels, trade and civil services.
- Adnan Bukhari
A Saudi flight engineer, Adnan Zakaria Bukhari was initially reported by CNN to be one of the hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 11 as part of the September 11, 2001 attacks - his name was even said to have been on the flight manifest. Between 5:00 and 5:30 on the morning of September 12, …
- Bakr bin Laden
Bakr bin Laden is the chairman of the Jeddah-based Saudi Binladin Group, and a half-brother of FBI Most Wanted Terrorist Osama Bin Laden. A major power broker in the Saudi business capital, Bakr tends to keep a low profile: "We have a mayor and all kinds of political heavyweights. But the true ruler of Jeddah is Bakr bin Laden," says an informer for a recent piece in "Der Spiegel" who agreed to speak only under condition of anonymity.
- Salman bin Abdulaziz
Prince Salman bin Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Rahman is one of the Sudairi Seven, a son of Ibn Saud and Hassa bint Ahmad Al-Sudairi. Born in 1936, he currently serves as the Governor of Riyadh, a position he has held since 1962. Prince Salman is reported to arbitrate disputes among the members of the royal family which, along with the governorship of Saudi Arabia's capital city, and a reputation for fairness and competence, …
- Ghaith Pharaon
Ghaith Rashad Pharaon, (b. September 7, 1940 in Riyadh (or by varying accounts, Jeddah or Onaira), Saudi Arabia) is a prominent Saudi businessman and financier, as well as a fugitive from judicial inquiries in several countries, most notably for his role in the BCCI scandal.
- Mohand Al-Shehri
Mohand al-Shehri (July 5, 1979 - September 11, 2001) was named by the FBI as one of the muscle hijackers aboard United Airlines flight 175 in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- Amer Kamfar
Amer Mohammed Kamfar is a licensed Saudi pilot and turbojet engineer (also referred to as Amer Taiybkamfar, but who personally preferred the name John) who was initially reported to be one of the hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 11 as part of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Later he was described as "(his) name appeared on the list of passengers on board the United Airlines flight".
- Prince Khalid Abdullah
Khalid Abdullah (born 1937 in Ta'if, Saudi Arabia) is a prince in his homeland although he chooses to not go by his title in his numerous international business ventures. He is a first cousin of King Abdullah of Saudi Arbia and brother-in-law of the late King Fahd. Like many Saudis, Khalid's father kept horses, though not for racing.