Abdul Rahman Al-Ghamdi (; 1974 – 2 June 2004) is a citizen of

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who is believed to have been a jihadist. In 2003, Al-Ghamdi married

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, the sister of a Guantanamo captive, whose first husband said she was also a ‘ takfeeri’. His wife's first husband told the ''

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'' that Al-Ghamdi "...had been killed in a confrontation with security forces in Al-Huda on the

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road." In July 2003, ''

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'' reported that a Saudi named "Ali Abdu Rahman Al Ghamdi" was number two on a

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, and that he had peacefully surrendered in 2003. ''

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'' reported his name was "Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi" and that he had fought against US forces in

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. In September 2003, the ''

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'' reported that a Saudi named "Bandar ibn Abdul Rahman Al-Ghamdi" was on a list of nineteen most wanted suspects, and that he had recently been extradited from Yemen with seven other Saudi suspects.

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