Nidal Ayyad
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Nidal Ayyad is a Kuwaiti-born chemical engineer and Islamist militant who was convicted for his role in planning and carrying out the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
All labels observed (1)
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| Nidal Ayyad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9130526 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nidal Ayyad Context triple: [1993 World Trade Center bombing, perpetrator, Nidal Ayyad]
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A.
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad is an Iraqi journalist and war correspondent renowned for his frontline reporting from conflict zones across the Middle East.
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B.
Khaled al-Hassan
Khaled al-Hassan was a Palestinian politician and founding leader of the Fatah movement who played a key role in shaping modern Palestinian nationalism.
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C.
Osama al-Juwaili
Osama al-Juwaili is a Libyan military commander and former defense minister who has played a prominent role in post-Gaddafi armed conflicts and power struggles in western Libya.
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D.
Marwan al-Himar
Marwan al-Himar, better known as Marwan II, was the last Umayyad caliph who ruled from 744 to 750 CE before the dynasty was overthrown by the Abbasid Revolution.
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E.
Kamran Hanna
Kamran Hanna is the son of NCIS: Los Angeles character Sam Hanna, appearing in the series as part of his family storyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nidal Ayyad Target entity description: Nidal Ayyad is a Kuwaiti-born chemical engineer and Islamist militant who was convicted for his role in planning and carrying out the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
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A.
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad is an Iraqi journalist and war correspondent renowned for his frontline reporting from conflict zones across the Middle East.
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B.
Khaled al-Hassan
Khaled al-Hassan was a Palestinian politician and founding leader of the Fatah movement who played a key role in shaping modern Palestinian nationalism.
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C.
Osama al-Juwaili
Osama al-Juwaili is a Libyan military commander and former defense minister who has played a prominent role in post-Gaddafi armed conflicts and power struggles in western Libya.
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D.
Marwan al-Himar
Marwan al-Himar, better known as Marwan II, was the last Umayyad caliph who ruled from 744 to 750 CE before the dynasty was overthrown by the Abbasid Revolution.
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E.
Kamran Hanna
Kamran Hanna is the son of NCIS: Los Angeles character Sam Hanna, appearing in the series as part of his family storyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist militant
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chemical engineer ⓘ convicted terrorist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coConspirator |
Abdul Rahman Yasin
NERFINISHED
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Ahmad Ajaj NERFINISHED ⓘ Eyad Ismoil NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahmud Abouhalima NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohammad Salameh NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramzi Yousef NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedBy | United States federal court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCriminalConviction | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
assault on federal officers
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conspiracy to bomb the World Trade Center ⓘ use of a weapon of mass destruction ⓘ |
| criminalConviction | 1993 World Trade Center bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEventParticipatedIn | 1993-02-26 ⓘ |
| educatedIn | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | chemical engineering degree ⓘ |
| era | late 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Ayyad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Nidal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Islamism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | prisoner ⓘ |
| notableCrimeLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCrimeTarget | World Trade Center GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing ⓘ |
| occupation | chemical engineer ⓘ |
| participantIn | 1993 World Trade Center bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penalty | prison sentence ⓘ |
| penaltyJurisdiction | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfEventParticipatedIn | World Trade Center, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residenceAtTimeOfCrime | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terroristActivity | 1993 World Trade Center bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSkill |
chemical engineering
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knowledge of chemistry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nidal Ayyad Description of subject: Nidal Ayyad is a Kuwaiti-born chemical engineer and Islamist militant who was convicted for his role in planning and carrying out the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.