Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani
May 5, 2009
- Born around 1974 in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Ghailani was one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists and has been indicted for his role in the East Africa Embassy bombings in 1998.
- Worked for Hamza Rabi'a - then al-Qaeda's chief of external operations - and forged or altered passports for many al-Qaeda members.
- Rose in stature after 9/11 to become one of al-Qaeda's top forgers.
- Knew and met many of the operatives involved in the attacks including operative Fahid Mohammed Ali Msalem.
- Msalem asked Ghailani at various times to help the group purchase a truck, gas cylinders, and TNT that would later be used to construct a car bomb, requests Ghailani fulfilled.
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