Mohammad Atta

Mohammad Atta was an Al Qaeda operative and leader of the 19 hijackers that orchestrated the attacks on 9-11. Atta was a part of the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 11 and took the pilot seat as the plane struck the World Trade Center¹

In Ron Suskind's book The Way of the World, Suskind alleges that the Bush administration forged documents that falsely connected Saddam Hussein's government to Al Qaeda. In one such document, an Iraqi official describes meeting with Mohammad Atta months before the attacks on 9-11.²

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Mohamed Elamir awad al-Sayed Atta Karadogan
2. Born: September 1, 1968
3. Birthplace: Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt³
4. Lead the 19 hijackers during the attacks on 9-11
5. Studied architecture at the University of Cairo³
6. Aliases: Mohamed Atta, Mohamed el-Amir³
7. Father was a lawyer³

Mohammad Atta's Will

In October of 2001, the German magazine Der Spiegel published Mohammad Atta's will. The will was dated April 11, 1996. The contents of the will detail funeral arrangements for Atta. Some of the items requested in the will include:

"The people who will prepare my body should be good Muslims because this will remind me of God and his forgiveness."⁴

"I don't want anyone to visit me who didn't get along with me while I was alive or to kiss me or say good-bye when I die."'⁴

"I want the clothes I wear to consist of three white pieces of cloth, not to be made of silk or expensive material."⁴

"I don't want any women to go to my grave at all during my funeral or on any occasion thereafter."⁴

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