Mohand al-Shehri

Mohand al-Shehri (b. May 2, 1979) was a hijacker on United Airlines Flight 175.

He graduated from a religious high school, and then attended Imam Muhammad bin Saud University but dropped out before earning a degree.^[1]

Timeline

1999

• November 27, 1999 - Passport issued to Mohand al-Shehri
• November 27, 1999 - al-Shehri obtrains a B2 visa for travel to the United States.

2000

• October 23 - Mohand al Shehri applied for and received a two-year B-1/B-2 (tourist/business) visa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His application was incomplete. Al Shehri listed his occupation as “student,” but listed the street address of his school as “Riyadh K.S.A.” He claimed he was a 21-year-old student who would be supporting himself in the United States. He was not interviewed, according to the officer who issued this visa, because “We only interviewed Saudis if there was a previous denial of a visa application or if there was something wrong with the application.” Shehri apparently raised no such concerns. The officer noted that the lack of handwritten notes on the application was a further indication that he had not interviewed Shehri.^[2]
• November 20, 2000 - Travels from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain.
• November 21, 2000 - Travels from Bahrain to the UAE.

2001

• May 28 - Hamza al-Ghamdi, Mohand al-Shehri and Ahmed al-Nami, all Saudis, arrived together in Miami from Dubai.^[3] They were all admitted as tourists for six months by different primary inspectors.^[2]
• July 2 - Mohand al Shehri obtains a Florida identification card.^[2]
• September 5 - Mohamed Atta goes to Alvatour Travel Service in Lighthouse Point, Florida and pays cash for Mohand al-Shehri and Fayez Banihammad's flight from Fort Lauderdale to Boston on September 8, on AirTran Flights 188/284.^[4]

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