| Direct Associations |
|---|
| Name | Relationship | Link(s) | Earliest
Associated |
|---|
 Osama bin Laden | Supervisor | Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda
OBL and KSM in battle together
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed proposes 9-11 to bin Laden
Bin Laden approves 9-11 operation
Bin Laden meets with KSM regarding planes operation
9-11 Part 2
Issa al Britani cases targets in the United States
Al-Qaeda plot to attack Israeli city
9-11
| 1987 |
| Majid Khan | Subordinate | Al-Qaeda
Threat to US gas stations
Plot to bomb US gas stations
Al-Qaeda targets Brooklyn Bridge and trains
Faris meets Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
Fourteen senior prisoners to Guantanamo
| Early 2002 |
| Nizar bin Mohammed Nawar | Subordinate | Al-Qaeda
Djerba synagogue bombing
| |
| Mohamed Atta | Subordinate | 9-11 plotters
9-11 plotters
Atta and Binalshibh meet KSM
9-11
| Early 2000 |
| Abd al Rahim Ghulum Rabbani | Subordinate | 9-11 plotters
Binalshibh meets with KSM in Karachi
| Early June 2001 |
| Abdullah Sindhi | Subordinate | 9-11 plotters
| |
| Muhammad al-Kahtani | Subordinate | 9-11 plotters
| |
| Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi | Subordinate | 9-11 plotters
9-11 plotters
9-11
KSM captured
Fourteen senior prisoners to Guantanamo
| March 1, 2003 |
| Hassan Ghul | Subordinate | Al-Qaeda
| |
| Saeed al Baluchi | Subordinate | 9-11 plotters
| |
 Qutaybah al Najdi | Subordinate | 9-11 plotters
| |
 Jihad al Ghamdi | Subordinate | 9-11 plotters
| |
| Saud al Rashid | Subordinate | 9-11 plotters
| |
| Ali Abdulaziz Ali | Subordinate | Al-Qaeda
9-11 plotters
9-11
Foiled Shoe Bombing of AA 63
Threat to US gas stations
Plot to bomb US gas stations
Fourteen senior prisoners to Guantanamo
| Sept. 4, 2006 |
| Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is Ali's nephew. |
| Zacarias Moussaoui | Subordinate | 9-11 plotters
9-11 Second Wave Plotters
9-11 Second Wave plot
Moussaoui recalled to Pakistan
| Fall 2000 |
| Dhiren Barot | Subordinate | Al-Qaeda
Issa al-Britani visits Hambali in Malaysia
Threat to Newark financial building
Threat to NYC financial buildings
Threat to DC financial buildings
US financial buildings on orange alert
| |
| Abderraouf Jdey | Subordinate | 9-11 plotters
9-11 Second Wave Plotters
9-11 Second Wave plot
Atta and Binalshibh meet KSM
| Early 2000 |
| Ramzi Binalshibh | Subordinate | 9-11 plotters
9-11 plotters
Atta and Binalshibh meet KSM
Binalshibh meets with KSM in Karachi
Binalshibh contacts KSM
9-11
Fourteen senior prisoners to Guantanamo
| Early 2000 |
| Iyman Faris | Subordinate | Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda targets Brooklyn Bridge and trains
Target Brooklyn Bridge
Faris meets Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
Target DC-area trains
| Early 2002 |
| Ramzi Yousef | Relative | Project Bojinka Cell
World Trade Center truck bombing
Project Bojinka
Threat to Pope John Paul II
Threat to transpacific airliners
Yousef rents Manila apartment
Threat to US Consulate in Karachi
Threat to CIA headquarters
Bojinka cell meets in Karachi
Bojinka plotters bomb theater
| 1994 |
| Zahid al-Shaikh | Sibling | KSM meets famous mujahideen
| Early 1987 |
| Abdullah Azzam | Supervisor | Al-Qaeda
| 1987 |
| KSM claims he worked for Azzam during the Afghan civil war. |
| Saif al-Adel | Associate | Al-Qaeda
| 1997 |
| They worked on al-Qaeda media and computer-related projects together. |
| Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi | Associate | | |
| Abdul Hakim Murad | Same Group | Project Bojinka Cell
Project Bojinka
Threat to Pope John Paul II
Threat to transpacific airliners
Threat to US Consulate in Karachi
Threat to CIA headquarters
Bojinka plotters bomb theater
| |
| Wali Khan Amin Shah | Same Group | Project Bojinka Cell
Project Bojinka
Threat to Pope John Paul II
Threat to transpacific airliners
Threat to US Consulate in Karachi
Threat to CIA headquarters
Bojinka cell meets in Karachi
Bojinka plotters bomb theater
| September 1994 |
| Abu Musab Reuter | Same Group | Al-Qaeda Media Committee
| |
| Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah | Same Group | Al-Qaeda Media Committee
| |
| Marwan al-Shehhi | Same Group | 9-11 plotters
Shehhi meets KSM
9-11
| Early December 1999 |
| Mohammed Atef | Same Group | 9-11 plotters
9-11 Second Wave Plotters
Al-Qaeda
KSM visits Atef in Sudan
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed proposes 9-11 to bin Laden
Bin Laden approves 9-11 operation
Bin Laden meets with KSM regarding planes operation
9-11 Second Wave plot
9-11
| 1995 |
| Zaini Zakariya | Same Group | 9-11 Second Wave Plotters
9-11 Second Wave plot
| |
| Ayman al-Zawahiri | Same Group | Al-Qaeda
| |
| Shaikh Saiid al-Masri | Same Group | Al-Qaeda
| |
| Saad bin Laden | Same Group | Al-Qaeda
Djerba synagogue bombing
| |
| Abdul Rasool Sayyaf | Same Event | KSM meets famous mujahideen
KSM trains at Sada camp
| Early 1987 |
| Mohammad Salameh | Same Event | KSM wires money to Salameh
World Trade Center truck bombing
| Nov. 3, 1992 |
| Hambali | Same Event | KSM visits Hambali in Malaysia
KSM meets Hambali in Karachi
Issa al-Britani visits Hambali in Malaysia
West Coast Airliner Plot
Second-Wave Target Los Angeles
Fourteen senior prisoners to Guantanamo
| Late 1996 |
| Nawaf al-Hazmi | Same Event | KSM teaches 9-11 operatives
9-11
| Early December 1999 |
| Tawfiq bin Attash | Same Event | KSM teaches 9-11 operatives
9-11 Part 2
9-11
Fourteen senior prisoners to Guantanamo
| Early December 1999 |
| Abu Bara al-Yemeni | Same Event | KSM teaches 9-11 operatives
9-11 Part 2
| Early December 1999 |
| Hani Hanjour | Same Event | Hanjour reports to KSM
9-11
| Mid June 2000 |
| Abu Basir al-Yemeni | Same Event | Nami and Hamlan meet KSM
| October 2000 |
| Ahmed al-Nami | Same Event | Nami and Hamlan meet KSM
Nami contacts KSM
9-11
| October 2000 |
| Mushabib al Hamlan | Same Event | Nami and Hamlan meet KSM
| October 2000 |
| Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani | Same Event | Fourteen senior prisoners to Guantanamo
| Sept. 4, 2006 |
| Lillie | Same Event | Fourteen senior prisoners to Guantanamo
West Coast Airliner Plot
| Sept. 4, 2006 |
| Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri | Same Event | Fourteen senior prisoners to Guantanamo
| Sept. 4, 2006 |
| Abu Faraj al-Libbi | Same Event | Fourteen senior prisoners to Guantanamo
| Sept. 4, 2006 |
| Abu Zubaydah | Same Event | Fourteen senior prisoners to Guantanamo
| Sept. 4, 2006 |
| Zubair | Same Event | Fourteen senior prisoners to Guantanamo
West Coast Airliner Plot
Second-Wave Target Los Angeles
Second-Wave Target Los Angeles
| Sept. 4, 2006 |
| Gouled Hassan Dourad | Same Event | Fourteen senior prisoners to Guantanamo
| Sept. 4, 2006 |
| Indirect Associations |
|---|
| Eyad Ismoil | Indirect | World Trade Center truck bombing
| Feb. 26, 1993 |
| Nidal Ayyad | Indirect | World Trade Center truck bombing
| Feb. 26, 1993 |
| Abdul Rahman Yasin | Indirect | World Trade Center truck bombing
| Feb. 26, 1993 |
| Mahmud Abouhalima | Indirect | World Trade Center truck bombing
| Feb. 26, 1993 |
| Ahmad Mohammed Ajaj | Indirect | World Trade Center truck bombing
| Feb. 26, 1993 |
| Mohammed Jamal Khalifa | Indirect | Project Bojinka
Threat to Pope John Paul II
Threat to transpacific airliners
Threat to US Consulate in Karachi
Threat to CIA headquarters
| August 1994 |
| Nadeem Tarmohamed | Indirect | Threat to Newark financial building
| August 2000 |
| Qaisar Shaffi | Indirect | Threat to Newark financial building
Threat to NYC financial buildings
Threat to NYC financial buildings
Threat to DC financial buildings
Threat to DC financial buildings
| August 2000 |
| Issa al Britani | Indirect | Issa al Britani cases targets in the United States
| Early 2001 |
| Ziad Jarrah | Indirect | 9-11
| Sept. 11, 2001 |
| Khalid al-Mihdhar | Indirect | 9-11
| Sept. 11, 2001 |
| Abdul Aziz al Omari | Indirect | 9-11
| Sept. 11, 2001 |
| Satam al Suqami | Indirect | 9-11
| Sept. 11, 2001 |
| Wail al-Shehri | Indirect | 9-11
| Sept. 11, 2001 |
| Waleed al-Shehri | Indirect | 9-11
| Sept. 11, 2001 |
| Fayez Bannihammad | Indirect | 9-11
| Sept. 11, 2001 |
| Mohand al-Shehri | Indirect | 9-11
| Sept. 11, 2001 |
| Ahmed al-Ghamdi | Indirect | 9-11
| Sept. 11, 2001 |
| Hamza al-Ghamdi | Indirect | 9-11
| Sept. 11, 2001 |
| Majed Moqed | Indirect | 9-11
| Sept. 11, 2001 |
| Salem al-Hazmi | Indirect | 9-11
| Sept. 11, 2001 |
| Saeed al-Ghamdi | Indirect | 9-11
| Sept. 11, 2001 |
| Ahmed al-Haznawi | Indirect | 9-11
| Sept. 11, 2001 |
| Abu Turab al Urdani | Indirect | 9-11
| Sept. 11, 2001 |
| Richard Reid | Indirect | Foiled Shoe Bombing of AA 63
| Dec. 22, 2001 |
| Sajid Badat | Indirect | Foiled Shoe Bombing of AA 63
| Dec. 22, 2001 |
| Uzair Paracha | Indirect | Plot to bomb US gas stations
| 2002 |
| Saifullah Paracha | Indirect | Plot to bomb US gas stations
US financial buildings on orange alert
US financial buildings on orange alert
| 2002 |
| Direct Associations describe relationships in which the two are believed to have had a personal relationship. Indirect associations are those who are connected through an event or group, but it is not established in sources that they ever had direct contact. |
