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Salem al-Hazmi, ( Arabic: سالم الحازمي, also transliterated Alhazmi) was one of five men named by the FBI as hijackers of American Airlines flight 77 in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. His brother Nawaf al-Hazmi was another of the hijackers on that flight.
Much of al-Hazmi's history is unknown, although he was probably originally from Saudi Arabia. There are reports that he fought with his brother Naway in Afghanistan, and other reports say the two fought together in Chechnya. Both al-Hazmi brothers were al-Qaida veterans by the time they were selected for participation in the 9/11 attacks. Both obtained US visas through the US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in April of 1999.
This is another photo of al-Hazmi, released by the FBI. Along with his brother and several other future hijackers, al-Hazmi attended the 2000 Al Qaeda Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was there that the details of the 9/11 attacks were decided upon.
According to the FBI and the 9/11 Commission report, al-Hazmi first entered the United States on June 29June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. Events 1613 The Globe Theatre burns to the ground. 1749 New Governor, Charles de la Raliere Des Herbiers, arrives at Isle Royale ( Cape Breton I, 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap (althought there are numerous unconfirmed reports that he was living in San Antonio, TexasThe Alamo in San Antonio San Antonio is a city in the U. state of Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a resident population of 1,144,646. It is the county seat of Bexar County 6. Originally founded by Canary Islanders in 1731 (although a small Indi with fellow hijacker Satam Al Suqami much earlier). Al-Hazmi used the Visa ExpressThe Visa Express program was a U. State Department program that allowed residents of Saudi Arabia to enter the U. without proving their identities. It became controversial when some of the 9/11 hijackers used this program to gain entry into the country, a program to gain entry into the country. (This program, introduced in May of 2001 when terror alerts in the U.S. were very high, allowed Saudi Arabians to obtain visas without verifying their identity. Five hijackers used this method to get into the U.S. The program was finally cancelled in July of 2002.)
He moved to Paterson, New Jersey, and was one of the five hijackers that asked for identity cards on August 2, 2001. He worked at a Greenbelt, Maryland gym from September 2 to September 6 of the same year.
On September 11, al-Hazmi (or someone using his identity) boarded American Airlines flight 77. Some time after takeoff, the plane was hijacked, and was flown into the Pentagon at 9:37 am, killing 189 people. Al-Hazmi was 20 years old. Although airport security cameras would have filmed the hijackers, none of this footage has been released by the FBI, and there are no known pictures of al-Hazmi in the United States.