| Importance | High |
 | Affiliation | Al-Qaeda |
| Role | Financier |
| Affiliation | Al Hijra1 |
 | Affiliation | Taba Investments |
| Affiliation | Benevolence International Foundation5 |
| Full Given Name | Mohamed Loay Bayazid |
| Nationality | Syrian1 |
| Nationality | American4 |
| Alias(es) | Nidal1 |
| Alternate Spelling(s) | Mohammed Loay Baizid, Abu Ridha al Suri, Abu Rida the Syrian |
| Gender | Male |
| History | Veteran of Afghanistan-Soviet civil war (1980-1989)1 |
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| Narrative and Notes |
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| Reliable | Lived in Kansas City, Mo., and Tucson, Arizona in the 1980s and/or 1990s.
Among al-Qaeda's founders or first members. He went with a group to scout Sudan as a possible home for al-Qaeda around 1990.
Held an al-Qaeda bank account at Bank Shaml, Khartoum, Sudan.
Supplied weapons to Sudanese militia group called Defaa al Shabi.
Involved in al-Qaeda's attempt to buy uranium in Sudan in 1993-94 timeframe.
Became President of Benevolence International Foundation in Illinois in 1994.1,2,5,6 |
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 | Questionable | Al-Fadl in one day of testimony described Abu Musab al-Suri performing actions he had previously attributed to Abu Rida al-Suri, in connection with al-Qaeda's attempt to purchase uranium in late 1993/early 1994. This was probably a misstatement on al-Fadl's part.3,4 |
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| 1 Jamal al-Fadl testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al, trial transcript, Day 2, Feb. 6, 2001. |
| 2 Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al, trial transcript, Day 3, Feb. 7, 2001. |
| 3 Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al, trial transcript, Day 4, Feb. 13, 2001. |
| 4 Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl, testimony, during USA vs. OBL et al, Day 7, Feb. 20, 2001. |
| 5 United States vs. Enaam Arnaout, government filing. |
| 6 The Sept. 11 Commission Report, July 22, 2004, notes. |
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