Muhammad Abdallah Hasan Abu-al-Khayr, also known as Abu Abdallah al-Halabi, was a citizen of

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notable for being named on its 2009 list of most wanted suspected terrorists.
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He was alleged to be one of Osama bin Laden's bodyguards, and one of his sons-in-law.

Background

According to ''

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'' Mohamed Abu-al-Khayr had ''"established ties with 9/11 hijacker Ramzi Bin al-Shaiba"''. They report he: ''"is currently believed to be in the Iranian-Afghan-Pakistani triangle."'' On August 24, 2010, the ''

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'' reported that both the

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and

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had entered ''"Muhammad Abdallah Hasan Abu al Khayr"'' on their lists of terrorist suspects whose financial assets should be frozen, world-wide. The ''Long War Journal'' describes him as ''"a top financial official in the terror organization."'' The United Nations 1267 list was established by

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, in 1999, but is regularly updated, with new individuals being added as needed, and with defectors, or individuals known to have died being removed. The United States list was established by

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's Presidential Executive Order 13224. The ''Long War Journal'' noted the Treasury called Abu-al-Khayr ''"a key leader of the terrorist organization's finance section"'' who ''"also acts for al Qaeda in a leadership role on the media committee."'' On July 29, 2011, a poster on an al-Qaeda-linked forum claimed that Abu al-Khayr was killed on an unspecified date. A letter retrieved from the compound where Bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad,

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confirmed that Abu-al-Khayr was killed in a drone strike in

on September 18, 2010.https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ubl/english2/Letter%20to%20Aunt%20Umm-Khalid.pdf

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abul-Khair, Mohamed 1975 births 2010 deaths Assassinated al-Qaeda leaders Fugitives Fugitives wanted by Saudi Arabia Named on Saudi Arabia's list of most wanted suspected terrorists People from Medina Saudi Arabian al-Qaeda members