14 Facts About Ahmed al-Haznawi

Ahmed Ibrahim al-Haznawi al-Ghamdi was a Saudi terrorist hijacker.

Ahmed al-Haznawi left his family to fight in Chechnya in 2000.

Ahmed al-Haznawi arrived in the United States in June 2001 under the direction of Al-Qaeda for terrorist attacks, on a tourist visa.

On 11 September 2001, al-Haznawi boarded United Airlines Flight 93 and assisted in the hijacking of the plane so it could be crashed into the United States Capitol.

Haznawi or Ahmed al-Haznawi al-Nami are believed to be one of the apparent hijackers to have carried the bomb.

Ahmed al-Haznawi was the son of a Saudi imam from the Al-Bahah province, a province in the south west of Saudi Arabia.

Ahmed al-Haznawi memorised the Quran, giving him the title hafiz.

From 27 November 2000, through 27 December that year, Ahmed al-Haznawi was in Saudi Arabia for Ramadan.

Some time late in 2000, Ahmed al-Haznawi traveled to the United Arab Emirates, where he purchased traveler's cheques presumed to have been paid for by Mustafa al-Hawsawi.

Ahmed al-Haznawi was one of four hijackers believed to be staying at a Kandahar guest house in March 2001, where they were seen by Mohammed Jabarah.

Ahmed al-Haznawi was one of nine hijackers to open a SunTrust bank account with a cash deposit around June 2001.

Ahmed al-Haznawi is believed to have moved in with Ziad Jarrah, who got a new apartment on Bougainvilla Dr in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, after both men gave the landlord photocopies of their German passports, which he later turned over to the FBI.

On 10 July, Ahmed al-Haznawi obtained a Florida driver's license, later obtaining another copy on 7 September 2001, by filling out a change-of-address form.

On 11 September 2001, Ahmed al-Haznawi arrived at Newark International Airport to board United Airlines Flight 93.