Saudi list of most-wanted suspected terrorists


Periodically Saudi Arabias Ministry of Interior publishes a most wanted list.
According to Asharq Alawsat Saudi Arabia has published four lists of "most wanted" suspected terrorists, and those lists contained 19, 26, 36 and 85 individuals.
The list of 85 most wanted suspected terrorists published in February 2009 named eleven former Guantanamo captives.

Earlier lists

On May 7, 2003, the Saudi Interior Ministry announced a list of 19 names who it said were planning to carry out subversive activities. On May 12, 2003 Riyadh compound bombings took place.
EnglishArabic-
1Turki Nasir Al-Dandaniتركي ناصر الدندنيdied by suicide July 2003 in al-Jawf
2Ali A. Al-Ghamdiعلي عبد الرحمن الفقعسي الغامديsurrendered 26 June 2003
3Khalid al-Juhaniخالد محمد الجهنيone of twelve dead perpetrators of the Riyadh compound bombings.
4Saleh M. al-Oufiصالح محمد عوض الله العلوي العوفيbecame the leader after al-Muqrin death, killed 17 or 18 August 2005 in Madinah
5Abdel Aziz al-Muqrinعبد العزيز عيسى المقرنbecame the leader after Al-'Uyayri death, killed in Riyadh 18 June 2004
6Abdulrahman M. Yazjiعبدالرحمن محمد يازجيkilled 6 April 2005
7Hani S. Al-Ghamdiهاني سعيد الغامدي
8Mohammed O. Al-Waleedi Al-Shihriمحمد عثمان الوليدي الشهري
9Rakan M. Al-Saikhanراكان محسن الصيخانkilled 12 April 2004 in Riyadh
10Yousif S. Al-'Uyayri aka al-Battarيوسف صالح العييري الملقب بالبتارfirst operational leader of AQAP, author, and webmaster, killed June 2003 in Saudi Arabia
11Othman H. Al Maqboul al-'Amariعثمان هادي آل مقبول العمريrecanted, under an amnesty deal, 28 June 2004
12Bandar A. Al-Ghamdiبندر عبد الرحمن الغامديcaptured September 2003 in Yemen and extradited to KSA
13Ahmad N. Al-Dakheelأحمد ناصر الدخيلkilled on July 28 in a police raid on a farm in Al-Qassim Province
14Hamid F. Al-Asalmi al-Shammriحمد فهد الأسلمي الشمري
15Faisal A. Al-Dakheelفيصل عبدالرحمن الدخيلkilled with al-Muqrin
16Sultan J. Al-Qahtani alias Zubayr Al-Rimiسلطان جبران القحطانيq.v., killed 23 September 2003 in Jizan
17Jubran A. Hakamiجبران علي حكمي
18Abdul-Rahman M. Jabarahعبدالرحمن منصور جبارة"Canadian-Kuwaiti of Iraqi origin", dead according to al-Qaeda; brother of Kuwaiti-Canadian Mohamed Mansour Jabarah
19Khalid A. Hajj or Abu-Hazim al-Sha'irخالد علي بن علي حاجleader, killed in Riyadh March or April 2004

List of December 6, 2003

A list published on December 5, 2003 contained twenty-six names.
When a new list was published in February 2009 Carol Rosenberg, writing in the Miami Herald, reported that all but one of the captives had been killed or captured.
rankname'nation
1.Abdulaziz Abdulmuhsin AlmughrinSaudi
2.Rakan Muhsin Mohammad AlsaykhanSaudi
3.Khalid Ali Ali-HajYemeni
4.Kareem Altohami AlmojatiMoroccan
5.Salih Mohammad Awadallah Alalawy AloafiSaudi
6.Ibrahim Mohammad Abdullah AlrayisSaudi
7.Saud Homood Obaid Alqotaini AlotaibiSaudi
8.Ahmad Abdul-Rahman Saqr al-FadhliSaudi
9.Sultan Bjad So'doon AlotaibiSaudi
10.Abdullah Saud Abunayan Alsobaie'eSaudi
11.Faisal Abdulrahman Abdullah AldakheelSaudi
12.Faris al-ZahraniSaudi
13.Khalid Mobarak Habeeb-Allah AlqurashiSaudi
14.Mansoor Mohammad Ahmad FaqeehSaudi
15.Isa Saad Mohammad bin O'ooshanSaudi
16.Talib Saud Abdullah Al TalibSaudi
17.Mostafa Ibrahim Mohammad MobarakiSaudi
18.Abulmajeed Mohammad Abdullah Almoneea'Saudi
19.Nasir Rashid Nasir AlrashidSaudi
20.Bandar Abdulrahman Abdullah AldakheelSaudi
21.Othman Hadi Al Maqboul al-AmriSaudi
22.Talal A'nbar Ahmad A'nbariSaudi
23.A'amir Mohsin Moreef Al Zaidan AlshihriSaudi
24.Abdullah Mohammad Rashid AlroshoodSaudi
25.Abdulrahman Mohammad Mohammad YazjiSaudi
26.Hosain Mohammad AlhasakiMoroccan

List of June 28, 2005

The list of June 28, 2005 contained thirty-six names.
The Saudi government encouraged those named on the list to surrender, and promised lenient treatment.
By April 7, 2007 the Saudi government reported that twenty-three of those individuals had been killed or captured.
namestatusnotes
Younis Mohammed Ibrahim al-Hayari2005-07-03KIA
  • 36-year-old Moroccan;
  • overstayed his visa when on the Hajj;
  • hid out with his wife and daughter;
  • killed in a shootout in Rawda.
  • described as the head of Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.
Fahd Farraj Mohammed Aljuwair2006-02-27KIA
  • 35-year-old Saudi national
    • Zaid Saad Zaid Alsammari2005-09-07KIA
  • Killed in raid September 4–7, 2005
    • Abdulrahman Salih Abdulrahman Almit'eb2005-12-27KIA
  • a 26-year-old Saudi
    • Salih Mansour Mohsin Alfiraidi Alharbi2005-09-07KIA
  • a 22-year-old Saudi
  • Killed in raid September 4–7, 2005
    • Sultan Salih Hosan Alhasri2005-09-07KIA
  • a 26-year-old Saudi;
  • Killed in raid September 4–7, 2005
    • Mohammed Abdulrahman Alsuwailmi2005-12-27KIA
  • a 23-year-old Saudi;
    • Mohammed Salih Mohammed Alghaith2006-02-24KIA
  • a 23-year-old Saudi
    • Abdullah Abdulaziz Ibrahim Altuwaijri2006-02-24KIA
  • a 21-year-old Saudi
    • Mohammed Saeed Mohammed Alsiyam Alamri2005-07-25Arrested
  • a 25-year-old Saudi
    • Ibrahim Abdullah Ibrahim Almateer2006-02-27KIA
  • a 21-year-old Saudi
    • Waleed Mutlaq Salim Alraddadi
  • a 21-year-old Saudi
    • Naif Farhan Jalal Aljihaishi Alshammari2005-09-07KIA
  • a 24-year-old Saudi
  • Killed in raid September 4–7, 2005
    • Majed Hamid Abdullah Alhasiri2005-08-18KIA
  • a 29-year-old Saudi
  • Reportedly exploded a suicide belt, during an attempt to capture him by Saudi security officials.
    • Abdullah Mohayya Shalash Alsilaiti Alshammari2006-02-27KIA
  • a 24-year-old Saudi
    • Noor Mohammed Musa
  • a 21-year-old Chadian national.
    • Manoor Mohammed Yousef
  • a 24-year-old Chadian national.
    • Othman Mohammed Hasan Korati
  • a 23-year-old Chadian national.
    • Mohsen Ayed Fadhel Alfadhli
  • a 25-year-old Kuwaiti national.
    • Abdullah Wild Mohammed Sayyed
  • a 37-year-old Mauritanian national.
    • Zaid Hasan Mohammed HameedArrested
  • a 34-year-old Yemeni national.
  • Under arrest in Yemen
    • Fahd Salih Rizqallah Almohayyani
  • a 24-year-old Saudi.
    • Adnan bin Abdullah bin Faris al Omari2005-11-08Extradited
  • a 28-year-old Saudi.
  • Transferred to Saudi Arabia on September 11, 2005.
    • Marzooq Faisal Marzooq Alotaibi
  • a 32-year-old Saudi.
    • Adel Abdullatif Ibrahim Alsaneea'
  • a 27-year-old Saudi
    • Mohammed Abdulrahman Mohammed Aldeet
  • a 21-year-old Saudi.
    • Sultan Sinaitan Mohammed Aldeet
  • a 24-year-old Saudi.
    • Salih Saeed Albitaih Alghamdi
  • a 40-year-old Saudi.
    • Fayez Ibrahim Omer Ayyoub2005-07-01Surrendered
  • a 30-year-old Saudi
    • Khalid Mohammed Abbas Alharbi
  • a 29-year-old Saudi
    • Mohammed Othman Mufreh Alzahrani
  • a 44-year-old Saudi
    • Abdullah Mohammed Salih Alramyan
  • a 27-year-old Saudi
    • Mohammed Salih Sulaiman Alrushoodi
  • a 24-year-old Saudi
    • Saad Mohammed Mubarak Aljubairi Alshihri
  • a 31-year-old Saudi
    • Ali Mater Ibrahim Alosaimi
  • a 23-year-old Saudi.
    • Faris Abdullah Salim Aldhahiri Alharbi
  • a 22-year-old Saudi
  • His younger brother Rayed Abdullah Salem Al Harbi was killed in a shootout with Saudi police, in October 2009, while dressed in a head-to-toe women's garment, and while wearing an explosive suicide belt.

    • List of February 3, 2009

    The most recently published list was published on February 3, 2009.
    It listed 85 individuals, 83 of whom were Saudis, and two were from Yemen.
    Carol Rosenberg, reporting in the Miami Herald, wrote that six of the men on the new most wanted list were former Guantanamo captives.
    Robert Worth, reporting in the New York Times, wrote that fourteen Saudis, formerly held in Guantanamo, had fallen under suspicion of supporting terrorism following their release.
    The men were all believed to be living outside of Saudi Arabia, some of them receiving militant training.
    They were promised lenient treatment, and encouraged to turn themselves in at the nearest Saudi embassy.
    Those on the new list include three Saudis who appeared in a threatening al Qaeda video:
    Said Ali al-Shihri, Abu Hareth Muhammad al-Awfi and Nasir al-Wuhayshi, and another individual named Abdullah al-Qarawi.
    Al-Wuhayshi claims he is the leader of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.
    Al-Shihri and Al-Awfi are former Guantanamo captives, and Al-Shihri stated he was Al-Wuyashi's deputy.
    The Saudi Gazette reported that Saudi security officials identified an individual named Saleh Al-Qaraawi as the leader of Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.
    An article published in Asharq Alawsat on February 6, 2009, noted the range in age among the suspects—from seventeen to fifty-two.
    This article named Abdullah El Qarawi, who it described as the "most dangerous" individual on the list, as the leader of Al Qaeda operations in the Persian Gulf.
    According to the article Abdullah El Qarawi is just 26 years old, and most of the individuals on the list are between 25 and 25.
    The article listed the names and ages of fifteen other individuals.
    Another article in the Asharq Alawsat identified other individual from the list, including: Abdullah al-Abaed—wanted for the assassination of a senior police official, and Mohamed Abul-Khair, one of Osama bin Laden's bodyguards, and one of his sons-in-law.
    On February 7, 2009 the Saudi Gazette reported some details of some of the wanted men.
    The article named seven men it identified as former Guantanamo captives, and five other most wanted suspected terrorists it did not identify as former Guantanamo captives.
    ISNRankAgeNamesNotes
    7127Mish'al Muhammad Rashid Al-Shedocky
    • Repatriated on May 14, 2003—one of the first captives to be repatriated.
    • His repatriation was reported to have been part of an exchange of prisoners that resulted in the release of five United Kingdom citizens.
    • In 2014, AQAP indicated in a three-part documentary about the group's former deputy leader Said Ali al-Shihri’s life and death that al-Shedocky was dead by having the phrase "May Allah accept him" posted next to his name. The phrase is reserved for jihadists who have been killed in battle. The group did not provide any details on al-Shedocky's death.
    10531Adnan Muhammed Ali Al Saigh
  • Repatriated on May 19, 2006.
  • The Saudi Gazette reported he is believed to have traveled to a neighboring country with his brother-in-law, fellow suspect and fellow former Guantanamo captive, Othman al-Ghamdi, leaving behind his wife and son.
    • 11423Yousuf Mohammed Mubarak Al Jubairi Al Shahri
  • Possibly the brother in law of fellow suspect and former Guantanamo captive Sa'id Ali Jabir Al Khathim Al Shihri.
  • Repatriated to Saudi Arabia on November 9, 2007.
  • Killed in a firefight with Saudi police on October 18, 2009 together with Rayed Abdullah Salem Al Harbi.
    • 177Fahd Salih Sulayman Al Jutayli
  • According to his mother he was living openly in Saudi Arabia just days prior to the publication of the most wanted list.
  • Reported to have been killed by Yemeni security officials in September 2009.
    • 18435Othman Ahmad Othman al-Ghamdi
  • Repatriated on June 24, 2006.
  • Worked as a car dealer following his release.
  • The Saudi Gazette reported he is believed to have traveled to a neighboring country with his brother-in-law, fellow suspect and fellow former Guantanamo captive, Adnan Al-Sayegh, leaving behind his wife and son.
    • 18531Turki Mash Awi Zayid Al Asiri
  • Rrepatriated to Saudi custody on November 9, 2007, with thirteen other men.
  • Name and age are a close match to former Guantanamo captive Turki Mash Awi Zayid Al Asiri.
    • 18732Murtadha al Said Makram
  • Repatriated to Saudi Arabia on November 9, 2007.
  • Repatriated in spite of the annual review procedures recommending his continued detention.
    • 18834Jabir Jubran Al Fayfi
  • Identified as a former captive Jaber Al-Faifi
  • Repatriated on February 21, 2007.
  • Repatriated in spite of the annual review procedures recommending his continued detention.
    • 19229Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad Arbaysh
  • Repatriated on December 14, 2006 with sixteen other men.
    • 33335Mohamed Atiq Awayd Al Harbi
  • Repatriated to Saudi Arabia on November 9, 2007.
  • Appeared in a threatening video from Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.
  • Also identified as Mohamed Atiq Awayd Al Harbi.
  • Repatriated in spite of the annual review procedures recommending his continued detention.
  • Reported to have turned himself in Saudi Authorities on February 18, 2009.
    • 37235Said Ali al-Shihri
  • Repatriated to Saudi Arabia on November 9, 2007.
  • Claimed he was the deputy leader of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.
  • Repatriated in spite of the annual review procedures recommending his continued detention.
  • Killed in a drone strike in Yemen in 2013.
    • Nasir al-Wuhayshi
  • Appeared in a threatening video from Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.
  • Claims he is the leader of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.
    • 34Mohamed Abul-Khair
  • Reported to be Osama bin Laden's son-in-law.
  • Reportedly a link to Ramzi bin al-Shibh.
    • 16 or 17Abdullah Al Jebairi Al Shahri
  • Nephew of fellow suspect Yusuf Al Jebairi Al Shahri.
  • Reportedly smuggled into Yemen, by his uncle, to join al Qaida.
    • 20Baheij Al-Buheajy
    2920Rayed Abdullah Salem Al Harbi
  • Killed in a firefight with Saudi police on October 18, 2009 together with Yussef Al Shihri.
    • 21Naif Mohamed Al Qahtani
    21Hamd Hussein Nasser Al Hussein
    22Hassan Ibrahim Hamd Al Shaban
    23Abdullah al-Asiri
  • Attempted to assassinate Saudi Prince Muhammad bin Nayef with a suicide bomb. Al Aseery told security officials he wanted to surrender, but asked to meet the Prince personally.
    • 26Saleh Al-Qaraawi
  • Reportedly was the leader of Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.
  • Also referred to as "Abdullah Al-Qaraawi."
  • Described as the "most dangerous" individual on the list.
  • Captured in Saudi Arabia on June 9, 2012 after being gravely injured in a drone strike in Pakistan.
    • 31Ahmed Abdullah Al Zahrani
    37Ibrahim al-Asiri
    1538Badr Al Oufi Al Harbi
    4339Abdullah Abdul-Rahman Al Harbi
    52Hussein Abdu Mohamed
    Abdulmohsin Al-Sharikh
  • The Saudi Gazette reports he is the brother to two former Guantanamo captives -- Abdulhadi Al-Sharikh and Abdulrazzaq Al-Sharikh.
    • Abdullah Al-Juwair
  • The Saudi Gazette reports he is the brother to Fahd Al-Juwair who was killed in a shootout with Saudi security officials, following an attempt to blow up a petroleum facility. His brother Fahd was listed on and earlier most wanted list.
    • 6Ahmad Al-Shiha
  • Was studying Shariah law at University, when he disappeared.
    • 31Aqil Al-Mutairi
  • Disappeared unexpectedly three years ago—believed to have gone to Iraq.
    • 6027Faiz Al-Harbi
  • Disappeared five months ago—had recently told his mother he was thinking of seeking an Islamic education outside of Saudi Arabia—but he hadn't said where.
  • Also transliterated as Fayez Ghuneim Hameed Al-Hijri Al-Harbi.
    • Qasim al-Raymi
  • One of the two Yemenis on the list.
  • Alleged to be linked to: "a plot targeting the U.S. ambassador in San'a."
    • Obaida Abdul-Rahman Al Otaibi
  • A journalist with Saudi Al-Jazirah;
  • Attended Imam Mohamed Bin Saud University where he earned a degree in media;
  • Attended the same high school as "Eisa Al-Awsham, a former Al Qaeda commander."
  • Accused of "planning to target vital infrastructure within Saudi Arabia."
    • 32Sultan Radi al-Utaibi
  • His family reports that he was killed fighting Americans in Baghdad in January 2007.
  • The Saudi Interior Ministry assert DNA tests confirm he was killed in a skirmish with Yemeni security officials, on September 14, 2009.
    • 47Abdullah Mohammed Abdullah al-Ayad
  • He was profiled as a deceased martyr in a propaganda video in 2008.
    • Ahmed Owaidan Al-Harbi
  • Reportedly captured in Yemen in early 2009, described as "wanted" by Saudi security officials.
    • 73Mohammed Otaik Owaid Al-Aufi Al-Harbi
    26Khaled Saleem Owaid Al-Luhaibi Al-Harbi
    34Abdullah Thabet
  • Alleged to hold Osama bin Laden as a hero.
  • Alleged to have entered "clandestine cells" that launched raids against "non-believers".
  • Alleged to have written a novel entitled "The 20th hijacker" about his jihadist years.
    • 6131Fahd Raggad Samir Al-Ruwaili
  • On March 26, 2009, Al-Arabiya television reported he surrendered to Saudi authorities.
  • ABC News transliterates his name as "Fahad al-Ruwaily", and reports: "A news Web site close to the ministry said Thursday that al-Ruwaily was a key figure in al-Qaida training camps along Syria's border with Iraq."
    • Badr Mohammed Nasser al-Shihri
  • Al-Shihri's surrender was reported on October 19, 2010.
  • Al-Shihri was reported to have surrendered when he was living in Pakistan.
  • The Associated Press'' reported that Saudi officials allowed al-Shihri to be released into the custody of his family, following his repatriation.

    • List of January 2011

    December 6, 2003 list
    According to the Saudi Gazette, the list was published by Interpol on January 5, 2011.
    They reported one of the wanted men was 18, 34 of the men were between 20 and 30, and the remaining 12 were between 30 and 40.
    The list of 47 suspects included the following individuals:
    EnglishArabicNationalityAgeNotes
    1. Ahmad Abdul Aziz Jassir Al-Jassirأحمد عبد العزيز جاسر آل جاسر-
    2. Ahmad Muhammada Abdul Aziz Al-Suwaidأحمد محمد عبدالعزيز السويدSaudi-
    3. Anas Ali Abdul Aziz Al-Nashwanأنس علي عبد العزيز آل نشوانSaudi-
    4. Basim Salim Inad Al-SubailSaudi
    5. Basim Muhammad Hamid Al-Fazzi Al-Juhaniباسم محمد حامد الفزي الجهنيSaudi-
    6. Bassam Ibrahim Yahya Al-Sulaimaniبسام إبراهيم يحيى السليمانيSaudi-
    7. Bandar Mushil Shai'an Al-Shaibani Al-Otaibiبندر مسحل شيعان الشيباني العتيبي-
    8. Turki Sa'ad Muhammad Qulais Al-Shahraniتركي سعد محمد قليص الشهرانيSaudi-
    9. Turki Hadi Sa'ad Al-Atifi Al-Qahtaniتركي هادي سعد العاطفي القحطانيSaudi-
    10. Hussein Saleh Dhafir Aal Bahriحسين صالح ظافر آل بحريSaudi-
    11. Hamza Muhammad Hassan UraishiSaudi
    12. Khalid Ali Abdul Rahman Al-Jubaili Al-Qahtaniخالد علي عبد الرحمن الجبيلي القحطانيSaudi-
    13. Khalid Hadhal Abdullah Al-Atifi Al-Qahtaniخالد هذال عبدالله العاطفي القحطانيSaudiSurrendered-
    14. Za'am Saeed Farhan Al-Shaibani Al-Otaibiزعام سعيد فرحان الشيباني العتيبيSaudi-
    15. Sa'ad Qa'ed Muq'id Al-Maqqatiسعد قاعد مقعد المقاطيSaudi-
    16. Solaiman Ahmad Turaikhim Al-Hamdanسليمان أحمد طريخم الحمدانSaudi-
    17. Saleh Abdul Aziz Hamad Al-Luhaibصالح عبدالعزيز حمد اللهيبSaudi-
    18. Adil Radhi Saqr Al-Wahabi Al-Harbiعادل راضي صقر الوهابي الحربيSaudiUS$5,000,000 reward-
    19. Adil Salhe Ahmad Al-Qumaishiعادل صالح أحمد القميشيSaudi-
    20. Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz Rashid Al-Farrajعبد الرحمن عبد العزيز راشد آل فراجSaudi-
    21. Abdul Majeed Faisal Muhammad Al-Jubairi Al-Shehriعبد المجيد فيصل محمد الجبيري الشهاريSaudi-
    22. Amr Solaiman Ali Al-Aliعمرو سليمان علي العليSaudi-
    23. Fahd Awaiyedh Mu'tiq Al-Ma'badiSaudi
    24. Fawwaz Ayedh Jaman Al-Masoudi Al-Otaibiفواز عايض جمعان المسعودي العتيبيSaudi-
    25. Fawwaz Awaiyedh Mu'tiq Al-Ma-badiSaudi-
    26. Faisal Mu'tad Muqbil Al-Muraikhan Al-Harbi-
    27. Mu'tib Hamad Muhammad Al-JuraiwiSaudi-
    28. Mu'tib Saeed Humammad Al-AmriSaudi
    29. Muhammad Saleem Saeed Buraikanأنس علي عبدالعزيز النشوانSaudi-
    30. Muhammad Farhan Salman Al-Malikiمحمد فرحان سلمان المالكيSaudi-
    31. Nuhammad Mufrih Muhammad Al-Adwani Al-ZahraniSaudi
    32. Mu'jib Muhammad Jamal Al-QahtaniSaudi
    33. Hashim Muhammad Ibrahim Al-Hindiهاشم محمد إبراهيم الهنديSaudi-
    34. Waleed Jarbou' Edi Al-Julaidi Al-HarbiSaudi
    35. Waleed Humayeed Hameed Al-WaladiSaudi
    36. Yasser Dahheel Nafi' Al-Wahabi Al-HarbiSaudi

    Suspects who remain at large, or otherwise unaccounted for

    Hani Al Mubarak, the flight student from Saudi Arabia, has been located by Kimberly Zechman Webster in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
    According to the Agence France Presse, the SPA News Agency reported on May 23, 2009, that three Saudis suspected of ties to Al Qaida returned to Saudi Arabia and turned themselves in to authorities.
    The Arab News reported the identities of the three men were not made public, but that they had not been listed on the February 2009 most-wanted list.
    The Saudi Gazette reported that only two of the men voluntarily surrendered and that the third man was captured in Yemen.
    On October 19, 2010, when reporting the surrender of Jabir Jubran Al Fayfi and Badr Mohammed Nasser al-Shihri, the Associated Press asserted that 70 of the original 85 men named on the list remained at large or unaccounted for.