Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetAhmed Omar Saeed Sheikh
British Islamist
Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1973
Place of Birth: London
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh
- Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh (Urdu: ???? ??? ???? ????; sometimes known as Umar Sheikh, Sheikh Omar, Sheik Syed or by the alias Mustafa Muhammad Ahmad; born 23 December 1973) is a British terrorist. He was arrested and served time in prison for the 1994 kidnappings of Western tourists in India, an act which he acknowledges.
- He was released from captivity in 1999 and provided safe passage into Afghanistan with the support of Taliban in exchange for passengers aboard hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814.
- He is most well known for his role in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
- Saeed was arrested by Pakistani police on 12 February 2002, in Lahore, in connection with the Pearl kidnapping, and was sentenced to death on 15 July 2002 by special judge of anti terrorism court Syed Ali Ashraf Shah for killing Pearl.
- His judicial appeal has not yet been heard.
- The delay has been ascribed to his purported links with MI6.Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, in his book In the Line of Fire, stated that Saeed was originally recruited by British intelligence agency, MI6, while studying at the London School of Economics.
- He alleges Saeed was sent to the Balkans by MI6 to engage in jihadi operations.
- Musharraf later says, "At some point, he probably became a rogue or double agent".His complicity in the murder and the reasons behind it are in dispute.
- At his initial court appearance, he stated, "I don't want to defend this case.
- I did this...
- Right or wrong, I had my reasons.
- I think that our country shouldn't be catering to America's needs", but he subsequently appealed his conviction and is awaiting further progress while in prison.
- Saeed's lawyer has stated he will base his client's appeal on the admission of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, made public in 2007, that he is the killer of Daniel Pearl.
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