Younis Mohammed Ibrahim al-Hayari

Younis Mohammed Ibrahim al-Hayari (Arabic: يونس محمد ابراهيم الحياري, 1969 – 3 July 2005) was a Moroccan Al-Qaeda member.

Younis Mohammed Ibrahim al-Hayari
يونس محمد ابراهيم الحياري
Born1969
Morocco
Died3 July 2005
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Allegiance Al-Qaeda
Years of service1992–2005
Battles/wars

Background

During the 1990s, he fought in Bosnia. He was top on Saudi Arabia's list[1] of 36 "most wanted terrorist suspects" published on 28 June 2005. He who was reported killed in a shootout with Saudi Arabian security officials on July 3, 2005.[2][3][4] The gunfight took place in Riyadh. At the time of his death, he was described as the head of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

The Saudi statement says that al-Hayari travelled to Saudi Arabia on Hajj in 2001 and then went underground. He was accused of playing a part in several attacks in the country, in affiliation with fellow Moroccan Karim el-Mejjati, who was killed at Al-Rass a few weeks earlier.

References
  1. List of 36 most-wanted terrorist suspects Archived 2008-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, Embassy of Saudi Arabia to the United States, 28 June 2005, subject to updates
  2. Joel Roberts (27 February 2006). "Saudi Cops Kill 5 Oil Attack Suspects". CBS News. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  3. "Al Qaeda Chief of Saudi Arabia Killed in Clash". Fox News. 3 July 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  4. Turki Al-Saheil (11 September 2005). "Saudi Arabia: Al-Qaeda Member in Custody". Asharq Alawsat. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.


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