Omar Abdel-Rahman
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Omar Abdel-Rahman, also known as the "Blind Sheikh," was an Egyptian Islamist cleric and spiritual leader of extremist groups who was convicted in the United States for his role in plots to wage terror attacks, including those related to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian national
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Islamist cleric ⓘ convicted terrorist ⓘ human ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| alias |
Blind Sheikh
NERFINISHED
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The Blind Sheikh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Egyptian Islamic Jihad
NERFINISHED
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al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from diabetes and heart disease ⓘ |
| convictedIn | United States federal court ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
seditious conspiracy
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solicitation to murder ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Egypt ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
conspiracy to bomb New York City landmarks
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conspiracy to wage a war of urban terrorism in the United States ⓘ solicitation to attack U.S. military installations ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-05-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfConviction | 1995-10-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-02-18 ⓘ |
| disability | blindness ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Al-Azhar University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| entryYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| eraOfActivity | late 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| fullName | Omar Ahmed Ali Abdel-Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Islamist extremism ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
plans to attack FBI offices in New York
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plans to attack the United Nations headquarters ⓘ plans to attack tunnels and bridges in New York City ⓘ plots to bomb New York City landmarks in 1993 ⓘ |
| knownFor | issuing radical fatwas supporting violence ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalStatusInUS | convicted federal prisoner ⓘ |
| notableFor |
connection to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing conspirators
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role in plots to attack targets in New York City in the early 1990s ⓘ spiritual leadership of extremist Islamist groups ⓘ |
| occupation |
imam
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preacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Al Gammalia, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Butner, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
Butner, North Carolina, United States
NERFINISHED
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Federal Medical Center, Butner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfTrial | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | spiritual leader of al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment plus additional years ⓘ |
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