Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman
Al-Gamaa al-Islamiyya Leader
Detained
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| Importance | Very High | ||
| Location of Detention | Butner, North Carolina, United States1 | |
| Capturing Authority | United States | |
| Date of Capture | July 2, 1993 | |
| Affiliation | Al-Gamaa al-Islamiyya | |
| Role | Leader | |
| Full Given Name | Omar Ahmad Rahman | ||
| Nationality | Egyptian | |
| Alias(es) | Blind Sheikh, Blind Sheik | |
| Alternate Spelling(s) | Umar Abd al-Rahman | ||
| Date of Birth | May 3, 1938 | |
| Place of Birth | Egypt | |
| Gender | Male | ||
| Injuries/Illness | Diabetes blinded him as infant. | |
| Charged with | Conspiracy | ||
| Charging authority | United States | ||
| In connection with | New York landmarks plot | ||
| Charges issued | 1993 | ||
| Case status | Convicted | ||
| Sentence | Life imprisonment.1 | ||
| Case resolved | Oct. 1, 1995 | ||
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| 1 U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons. | |||
| Photo: Government exhibit, United States vs. Moussaoui | |||
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