Majed Moqed

A former law student, Majed Mashaan Ghanem Moqed (Arabic: ماجد مشعان موقد‎, Mājad Mashaʼān Mūqad; also transliterated as Moqued) (June 18, 1977 – September 11, 2001) was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77 as part of the September 11 attacks.A Saudi, Moqed was studying law at a university in Saudi Arabia before joining Al-Qaeda in 1999 and being chosen to participate in the 9/11 attacks. He arrived in the United States in May 2001 and helped with the planning of how the attacks would be carried out.On September 11, 2001, Moqed boarded American Airlines Flight 77 and assisted in the hijacking of the plane so that it could be crashed into the Pentagon.

Personal facts

Majed Moqed
Alias (AKA)ماجد مشعان موقد (Arabic); Moqued Majed Mashaan (alternate form);
Birth dateJune 18, 1977
Birth nameMajed Moqed (in Arabic: ماجد موقد)
Birth place
Saudi Arabia
Date of deathSeptember 11, 2001
Place of death
Arlington County Virginia , Washington D.C. , The Pentagon , United States

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  1. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/photogallery/terrorism/gallery_07/photo12.html
  2. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/911/index.html