Faris al-Zahrani
Faris al-Zahrani | |
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| فارس آل شويل | |
| Born | 1977 |
| Died | 2 January 2016 |
| Other names | Abu Jandal al-Azdi |
Faris bin Ahmed bin Jam'an bin Ali Aal Shuwayl al-Hassani al-Zahrani al-Azdi (1977 – January 2, 2016; Arabic: فارس بن أحمد بن جمعان بن علي آل شويل الحسني الزهراني الأزدي) was a terrorist who was on Saudi Arabia's list of 26 'most-wanted' suspected terrorists.
He was a part of Al-Qaeda. He was known for conducting research which showed Al-Qaeda in a positive light. His prominence rose especially after the killing of Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin the leader of Al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia. He made a post denouncing his Saudi Arabian citizenship under the assumption of the state apostatizing from Islam.
He was arrested in early August 2004. On 2 January 2016, al-Zahrani was executed by the Saudi state along with 46 others convicted of terrorism.