10 Facts About Omar Abdel-Rahman

Omar Abdel-Rahman's prosecution grew out of investigations of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

Omar Abdel-Rahman was born in the city of al-Gamalia, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, on 3 May 1938.

Omar Abdel-Rahman was later extradited to Egypt and was released in 2010.

Omar Abdel-Rahman spent three years in Egyptian jails while awaiting trial on charges of issuing a fatwa resulting in the 1981 assassination of Anwar Sadat by Egyptian Islamic Jihad.

Omar Abdel-Rahman made his way to Afghanistan in the mid-1980s, where he contacted his former professor, Abdullah Azzam, co-founder of Maktab al-Khadamat along with Osama bin Laden.

In July 1990, Omar Abdel-Rahman traveled to New York City to gain control of MAK's financial and organizational infrastructure in the United States.

Omar Abdel-Rahman entered the United States in July 1990 via Saudi Arabia, Peshawar, and Sudan.

Omar Abdel-Rahman failed to appeal the decision, and on 6 March 1992, the US government revoked his green card.

Omar Abdel-Rahman was arrested on 24 June 1993, along with nine of his followers.

Omar Abdel-Rahman died there on 18 February 2017 at the age of 78 due to complications from diabetes and coronary artery disease.