 ahmed ibrahim al-haznawi (, ) (october 11, 1980 &ndash; september 11, 2001) was one of four hijackers of united airlines flight 93 as part of the september 11 attacks. a saudi, haznawi had trained in afghanistan after leaving his family to fight in chechnya in 2000. he arrived in the united states in june 2001 under the direction of al-qaeda for terrorist attacks, on a tourist visa. once he was in the u.s., he settled in florida and helped plan out how the attacks would take place. on september 11, 2001, haznawi boarded united airlines flight 93 and assisted in the hijacking of the plane, which crashed into a field in shanksville, pennsylvania, after a passenger uprising. ==early life== ahmed al-haznawi was the son of a saudi imam from the al-bahah province, a province in the south west of saudi arabia. it is the capital of al bahah province nestled between the resorts of mecca and abha, al bahah is one of the kingdomâs prime tourist attractions. haznawi grew up in the village of hazna, where his father was a cleric at the mosque in the central marketplace section of the village. haznawi belonged to a family that was part of the larger, al-ghamdi tribe, sharing the same tribal affiliation with fellow hijackers saeed al-ghamdi, hamza al-ghamdi, and ahmed al-ghamdi. he memorised the quran, giving him the title hafiz.bell, stewart. "the martyr's oath", 2005. this group is noted as being some of the more religiously observant of the hijackers, and they are thought to have met each other some time in 1999. ==history== ===1999&ndash;2000=== haznawi announced he was leaving his family in 1999 to help fight in chechnya, although his father forbade him. his father and brother, abdul rahman al-haznawi, reportedly last heard from him in late 2000, after he made references to training in afghanistan. on november 12, 2000, haznawi ap
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