| Importance | High1 |
 | Affiliation | Al-Qaeda1 |
| Role | Financier1 |
| Supervisor | Osama bin Laden1 |
| Nationality | Saudi |
 | Alias(es) | Abu Saad al-Sharif |
 | Alias(es) | Abu Saad al Sharif Abu Mohamed Saudi |
| Alternate Transliteration | Sa'd al-Sharif |
| Possibly the same as | Abu Mohamed el Masry Saad al Sharif3 |
| Possibly the same as | Shaikh Saiid al-Masri2 |
| Date of Birth | 19691 |
| Place of Birth | Saudi Arabia |
| Gender | Male |
| Narrative and Notes (Reliable) | In Sudan, discussed fatwahs regarding U.S. presence in Saudi Arabia.3 |
| Narrative and Notes (Possible) | In freezing his assets, the United Nations described Sa'd al-Sharif as a brother-in-law and close associate of Osama bin Laden, and said he was head of bin Laden's financial organization.A minority within United States counterterrorism circles believe he is the same person as Shaikh Saiid al-Masri, an Egyptian who has also been described as al-Qaeda's top financier. The United Nations lists them as separate individuals.Jamal al-Fadl, meanwhile, describes an Abu Mohamed el Masry Saad al Sharif as a senior Saudi figure within al-Qaida's early command structure.1,2 |
Sources and Notes |
| 1 United Nations press release AFG/169. Nov. 26, 2001. |
| 2 Source interview with author. |
| 3 Jamal al-Fadl testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al, trial transcript, Day 2, Feb. 6, 2001. |
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