11 Facts About Satam al-Suqami

Satam Muhammad Abd al-Rahman al-Suqami was a Saudi terrorist hijacker.

Satam al-Suqami was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11 as part of the September 11 attacks in 2001.

Satam al-Suqami arrived in the United States in April 2001.

On September 11,2001, Satam al-Suqami boarded American Airlines Flight 11 and participated in the hijacking of the plane so that it could be crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the coordinated attacks.

Satam al-Suqami is believed to have perpetrated the first fatality of the attacks in killing passenger Daniel Lewin in the process of hijacking the plane.

At some point in his life, Satam al-Suqami reportedly worked as a security guard for a hospital in Ta'if.

Satam al-Suqami was not known by Saudi authorities to be engaged in extremist activities, but he had a minor criminal record in the country.

The FBI says Satam al-Suqami first arrived in the United States on April 23,2001, with a visa that allowed him to remain in the country until May 21.

Satam al-Suqami was one of nine hijackers to open a SunTrust bank account with a cash deposit around June 2001, and on July 3 he was issued a Florida State Identification Card.

On September 10,2001, Satam al-Suqami shared a room at the Milner Hotel in Boston with three of the Flight 175 hijackers, Marwan al-Shehhi, Fayez Banihammad, and Mohand al-Shehri.

One version of events is that Satam al-Suqami attacked Lewin, unprovoked, to frighten other passengers and crew into compliance.