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Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan

	Importance	Low
	Affiliation	East Africa Embassy Bombers
	Role	Operative
	Supervisor	Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah
	Affiliation	Al-Qaeda
	Nationality	Kenyan¹
	Alias(es)	Sheikh Bahamadi¹, Ahmed Ally¹, Bahamad¹, Sheikh Bahamad¹, Ahmed the Tall¹
	Alternate Transliteration	Sheikh Ahmad Salem Suweidan, Sheikh Ahmed Salem Swedan, Sheikh Swedan
	Date of Birth	April 9, 1969¹
	Alternate Date of Birth	April 9, 1960¹
	Place of Birth	Mombasa, Kenya¹
	Height	5'10'¹
	Weight	175 lbs¹
	Gender	Male
	Description	Hair: Black. Eyes: Brown. Complexion: Dark. He sometimes wears a mustache or light beard.¹
	Charging authority	United States
	In connection with	East African Embassy Bombings
	Narrative and Notes (Reliable)	Speaks Arabic, Swahili and English. Purchased the trucks used in both the Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam embassy bombings. The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to his capture. He managed a trucking business in Kenya.¹
Sources and Notes
¹ FBI 'Most Wanted Terrorist' online poster.
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(2) FBI
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