List of Initial 22 Wanted Terrorist Fugitives
In response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, former President Bush released to the public this initial list on October 10, 2001 of the FBI's top 22 Most Wanted Terrorists. The 22 persons chosen by the FBI to be profiled on the list had all been earlier indicted for acts of terrorism between the years 1985 and 1998. None of the 22 had been captured by American or other authorities as of October 2001. Of the 22, only Osama bin Laden was by then already listed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
On the fugitive group wanted poster, The FBI did not list the persons in any particular stated order, except perhaps for the consistent placing of bin Laden in the number one position of the top row. However, the 22 can easily fit into distinct categories of over the two decades, based on the terrorist attacks in which they were, according to American authorities, involved. For organization and ease of reference here, the relevant major terrorist attacks are listed by date below, with a brief summary for each, identifying the terror cells most directly responsible for the attack. The 22 on the list are then grouped beneath the attack for which each person was first accused of involvement.
| Photo | Name | Terrorist Activity | Date of Activity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imad Mughniyah | TWA Flight 847 | June 14, 1985 | Dead | |
| Assassinated in a car bombing on February 12, 2008 in Damascus. | ||||
| Hassan Izz-Al-Din | TWA Flight 847 | June 14, 1985 | At large | |
| Thought to be living in Lebanon. | ||||
| Ali Atwa | TWA Flight 847 | June 14, 1985 | At large | |
| Thought to be living in Lebanon. | ||||
| Abdul Rahman Yasin | 1993 World Trade Center bombing | February 26, 1993 | At large | |
| Accused of constructing bombs in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Yasin was allegedly a prisoner of Saddam Hussein in 2002, but has since gone missing from Iraq. | ||||
| Khalid Sheikh Mohammed | Bojinka plot | 1994–1995 | Captured | |
| Captured in Pakistan on March 1, 2003. | ||||
| Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Mughassil | Khobar Towers bombing | June 25, 1996 | At large | |
| Ali Saed Bin Ali El-Hoorie | Khobar Towers bombing | June 25, 1996 | At large | |
| Ibrahim Salih Mohammed Al-Yacoub | Khobar Towers bombing | June 25, 1996 | At large | |
| Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed Al-Nasser | Khobar Towers bombing | June 25, 1996 | At large | |
| Mohammed Atef | 1998 United States embassy bombings | August 7, 1998 | Dead | |
| Killed in Afghanistan on November 14, 2001 by a Predator missile attack on his home outside of Kabul. | ||||
| Osama bin Laden | 1998 United States embassy bombings | August 7, 1998 | Dead | |
| Killed by U.S. Navy Seals in a mansion in Abbottabad, Pakistan; announced dead May 2, 2011. He was wanted for his claimed responsibility in the September 11, 2001 attacks. He was placed on the Most Wanted Terrorists list for his involvement in the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. | ||||
| Ayman Al-Zawahiri | 1998 United States embassy bombings | August 7, 1998 | At large | |
| Al-Qaeda's No.1. Ayman al-Zawahiri is under indictment in the United States for his suspected role in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. The Rewards for Justice Program of the U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to US$25 million for information about his location and capture. | ||||
| Fazul Abdullah Mohammed | 1998 United States embassy bombings | August 7, 1998 | Dead | |
| Reports surfaced on June 11, 2011 that he was killed in Somalia. Kenyan police stated, through DNA testing, that they were certain he was killed by Somalian forces on June 8. Officially listed as deceased on the FBI website by June 12. | ||||
| Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil | 1998 United States embassy bombings | August 7, 1998 | Dead | |
| Killed in Afghanistan. Was removed from the list in 2006. | ||||
| Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam | 1998 United States embassy bombings | August 7, 1998 | Dead | |
| Killed January 1, 2009, in an unmanned predator strike in Pakistan along with Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan. | ||||
| Ahmed Ghailani | 1998 United States embassy bombings | August 7, 1998 | Captured | |
| Captured in Pakistan on July 25, 2004. | ||||
| Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan | 1998 United States embassy bombings | August 7, 1998 | Dead | |
| Killed January 1, 2009, in an unmanned aerial strike in Pakistan along with Fahid Mohammed Ali Musallam. | ||||
| Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah | 1998 United States embassy bombings | August 7, 1998 | At large | |
| Believed to be in Iran. | ||||
| Anas Al-Liby | 1998 United States embassy bombings | August 7, 1998 | At large | |
| Saif Al-Adel | 1998 United States embassy bombings | August 7, 1998 | At large | |
| Believed to be in Iran. | ||||
| Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali | 1998 United States embassy bombings | August 7, 1998 | Dead | |
| Reported as killed in a drone strike in 2010 in Pakistan by the National Counterterrorism Center. Was removed from the list by May 8, 2012. | ||||
| Mushin Musa Matwalli Atwah | 1998 United States embassy bombings | August 7, 1998 | Dead | |
| Killed April 12, 2006 along with 6 other alleged militants by Pakistani forces in a helicopter gunship raid on the village of Naghar Kalai near the Afghan border. Villagers reported that armed men removed the bodies. Was removed from the list by October 20, 2006; Atwah's death was confirmed by US officials on October 24, 2006, following DNA testing. | ||||
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