Assem Omar Jarrah ( ar, عاصم جراح, ''‘Āsim Jarrāḥ''; born 1962 in
Lebanon
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) is conflictingly reported as the distant cousin of
Ziad Jarrah
Ziad Samir Jarrah ( ar, زياد سمير جراح, '; May 11, 1975 – September 11, 2001) was a Lebanese terrorist and one of the Hijackers in the September 11 attacks, perpetrators of the September 11 attacks. He was the hijacker-pilot of Unit ...
, one of the hijackers of the
September 11 attacks
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. His work permit was found in the smouldering remains of
United Airlines Flight 93
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along with Ziad's charred
passport
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. It was later proved that Assem was not involved in this situation.
Jarrah enrolled in
Hamburg University
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in 1982.
In autumn 1985 he signed up for
pharmacy
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in
University of Greifswald
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(
East Germany
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) and graduated in 1990. Later he became a manager with the Lebanon division of
Fresenius (company)
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. His work included the sale of chemical and medical equipment to national governments. Mainly focusing on kidney dialysis equipments.
References
1962 births
Living people
Terrorism in Lebanon
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