Mohamed Atta

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mohamed Atta
Occupation	Criminal
Date Of Birth	Sep 1, 1968(1968-09-01)
Age	56
Date Of Death	2001-09-11
Country	Egypt
Horoscope	Virgo

Mohamed Atta Biography

Mohamed Atta is one of the most popular and richest Criminal who was born on September 1, 1968 in Egypt. Egyptian terrorist and hijacker responsible in the September 11th 2001 attacks on World Trade Center.

In 1999, he met He met al-Quaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan in 1999. , al-Quaeda mastermind while in Afghanistan.

Atta was born on September 1, 1968, in Kafr el-Sheikh, located in Egypt’s Nile Delta region. His father, Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta, was a lawyer, educated in both sharia and civil law. His mother, Bouthayna Mohamed Mustapha Sheraqi, came from a wealthy farming and trading family and was also educated. Bouthayna and Mohamed married when she was 14, via an arranged marriage. The family had few relatives on the father’s side and kept their distance from Bouthayna’s family. In-laws characterized Atta’s father as “austere, strict, and private,” and neighbors viewed the family as reclusive. Atta was the only son; he had two older sisters who are both well-educated and successful in their careers — one as a medical doctor and the other as a professor.

Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta (/ˈ æ t ɑː / AT -ah; Arabic: محمد محمد الأمير عوض السيد عطا ‎ Muḥammad Muḥammad al-Amir ‘Awaḍ as-Sayyid ‘Aṭā [mæˈħæmmæd elʔæˈmiːɾ ˈʕɑwɑdˤ esˈsæj.jed ˈʕɑtˤɑ] ; September 1, 1968 – September 11, 2001) was an Egyptian hijacker and one of the ringleaders of the September 11 attacks in which four United States commercial aircraft were commandeered with the intention of destroying specific civilian and military targets. He served as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11 which he crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the coordinated attacks. At 33 years of age, he was the oldest of the 19 hijackers who took part in the attacks.

His father was an Egyptian lawyer.

Mohamed Atta Net Worth

Mohamed Atta is one of the richest Criminal from Egypt. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mohamed Atta 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He studied engineering at Cairo University.

He was the hijacker for American Airlines Flight 11 and flew into North Tower of World Trade Center.

Atta and Omari arrived early the next morning, at 5:40 a.m., at Portland International Jetport, where they left their rental car in the parking lot and boarded a 6:00 a.m. Colgan Air (US Airways Express) BE-1900C flight to Boston’s Logan International Airport. In Portland, Mohamed Atta was selected by the Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System (CAPPS), which required his checked bags to undergo extra screening for explosives but involved no extra screening at the passenger security checkpoint.

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While in Hamburg, Atta held several positions, such as one part-time job at Plankontor, as well as another at an urban planning firm, beginning in 1992. He was let go from the firm in 1997, however, because its business had declined and “his draughtsmanship was not needed” after it bought a CAD system. Among other odd jobs to supplement his income, Atta sometimes worked at a cleaning company and sometimes bought and sold cars. Atta had harbored a desire to return to his native city, ever since he finished his studies in Hamburg; but he was prevented by the dearth of job prospects in Cairo, his family lacking the “right connections” to avail the customary nepotism. Further, after the Egyptian government had imprisoned droves of political activists, he knew better than to trust it not to target him too, with his social and political beliefs being such as they were.

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Mohamed Ranked on the list of most popular Criminal. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Egypt. Mohamed Atta celebrates birthday on September 1 of every year.

By early 1993, Atta had moved into university housing with two roommates, in Centrumshause. He stayed there until 1998. During that period, his roommates grew annoyed with him. He seldom bathed, and they could not bear his “complete, almost aggressive insularity”. He kept to himself to such an extent that he would turn away from a salutation with supercilious silence.

What did Mohamed Atta do?

He was the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11 which he crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the coordinated attacks. At 33 years of age, he was the oldest of the 19 hijackers who took part in the attacks.

What were the hijackers last words?

The hijackers inside the cockpit are heard yelling “No!” over the sound of breaking glass. The final spoken words on the recorder were a calm voice in English instructing, “Pull it up.” The plane then crashed into an empty field in Stonycreek, Pennsylvania, about 20 minutes’ flying time from Washington, D.C.

Where did the hijackers of 9/11 learn to fly?

Following their training at al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan , they were chosen by Bin Laden and al-Qaeda’s military wing due to their extensive knowledge of western culture and language skills, increasing the mission’s operational security and its chances for success.

What was in Atta's luggage?

A four-page, hand-written letter was found in the suitcase of Mohamed Atta, one of the hijackers on American Airlines Flight 11. You may recall there was a suitcase that did not make it to the plane and was recovered by the FBI in Boston.

Who said let's roll?

Todd Beamer , the 9-11 Flight 93 passenger famous for saying “Let’s Roll,” was a Wheaton College graduate.