| Importance | High |
 | Capturing Authority | Saudi Arabia |
| Date of Capture | June 26, 2003 |
| Location of Capture | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Affiliation | Al-Qaeda |
| Role | Senior Operative |
| Affiliation | 9-11 plotters |
| Full Given Name | Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-Ghamdi |
| Nationality | Saudi |
| Alternate Spelling(s) | Ali Abdulrahman Said Alfagsy Alghamdy |
| Gender | Male |
 | History | Attended training camp in postwar Afghanistan (1990-2001) |
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| Reliable | On June 26, 2003, he turned himself in at the home of Saudi deputy interior minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayaf in Riyadh.
He was initially assigned to take part in 9-11 but was held in reserve by Osama bin Laden for another, larger operation.1 |
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| Possible | He may have set out from Saudi Arabia for Chechnya but was diverted to Afghanistan for training.1 |
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| 1 The 9-11 Commission Final Report, July 22, 2004, Footnotes. |
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