1. Saud bin Abdullah al-Qahtani was born on July 7,1978 and is a Saudi Arabian consultant and former royal court advisor.
12 Facts About Saud al-Qahtani
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Saud al-Qahtani reportedly oversaw the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, among other interrogations and torture.
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Saud al-Qahtani received a bachelor's degree in law from King Saud University, and graduated with the rank of sergeant from the Royal Saudi Air Force.
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Saud al-Qahtani had previously worked as a journalist for Elaph and as a contributor for Al Riyadh.
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Saud al-Qahtani was reportedly active on the Hack Forums, using the username Nokia2mon2.
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Saud al-Qahtani was officially appointed an advisor to the royal court in 2012 and given the rank of minister in 2015.
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Saud al-Qahtani was President and Chairman of the Saudi Federation of Cyber Security, Programming, and Drones.
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In 2017, al-Qahtani was an instrumental figure in the 2017 Saudi Arabian purge, luring targets to The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh by arranging fake meetings there.
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In 2018, al-Qahtani reportedly oversaw the torture of several female activists in Saudi Arabia including Loujain al-Hathloul.
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Saud al-Qahtani added that al-Qahtani met the leader of the team that killed Khashoggi before it was dispatched to Turkey.
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In December 2019, Saudi state TV reported that al-Qahtani was being investigated for his role in the murder of Khashoggi but was cleared of any charges as there was no proof of involvement.
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In September 2019, Bloomberg News noted the poisoning rumors, but stated that two people close to Saud al-Qahtani maintained that he was still alive.