Khālid al-Islāmbūlī, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Egyptian Islamist terrorist
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Place of Birth: Egypt
About Khālid al-Islāmbūlī
- Khalid Ahmed Showky Al-Islambouli (Arabic: ???? ???? ???? ????????????, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: ['xæ?led 'æhmæd '?æw?i (e)l?eslæm'bu?li]) (15 January 1955 – 15 April 1982) was an Egyptian army officer who planned and participated in the assassination of Egyptian President, Anwar Sadat, during the annual 6th October victory parade on 6 October 1981.
- Islambouli stated that his primary motivation for the assassination was Sadat's signing of the Camp David Accords with the State of Israel and Sadat's plan for a more progressive Egypt.
- Islambouli was tried before an Egyptian court-martial, found guilty, and sentenced to death by firing squad.
- Following his execution, he was declared a martyr by many radicals in the Islamic world, and became an inspirational symbol for radical Islamic movements as one of the first 'modern martyrs' for Islam.
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