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Number: M/B/88/201 F/423
Date: 9/21/2002
Subject: Omar Ahmed Moustafa Al -Bayoumi.
Re: Your memo number dated 10/24/2001
This memo is addressed to Mr/ Legal Attache, US Embassy in
Pleasent Greetings.
As a continuation to our memo number M/B/88/319 F dated 5/12/2001 regarding
Fahed Nahy Al -Hazmy, we w ould like to inform you that the information we have about the money
transfers that are going into the account of Omar Ahmed Bayoumi in Bank of America are as follows:
1- A money transfer in the amount of 4,600.76 Saudi Riyals (SR), issued on 9/24/98 from the
United Saudi Bank, which deducted its fee of 95.00 SR, making the total amount 4,505.76 SR. The
exchange rate at that time was 3.7548 SR per Dollar, making the amount transferred 1,200.00 USD.
After deducting fifteen dollars, which is the receiving ba nk's fees, the transferred amount totaled
1,185.00 USD.
2- A money transfer in the amount of 37,715.00 SR issued on 9/20/99 from the United Saudi
Bank, which deducted its fee of 172.00 SR, making the amount transferred 37,543 SR. The exchange
rate at that time was 3.7543 SR per Dollar, making the amount transferred 10,000 dollars. After
deducting five dollars as the receiving bank's fees, the amount transferred totaled 9,995.00 USD.
3- A money transfer in the amount of 3,036.60 USD issued on 11/9/99 from the Saudi American
Bank to an account number in Bank of America. (Attached is a copy of this money
transfer transaction)
4- A money transfer in the amount of 5,000.00 USD issued on 2/8/2000 from Al -Rajhi Investment
Company, transferred from account number Al -Dirah branch, and sent by Mohammed
Abdul -Aziz Al -Habib (attached is a copy of this transaction).
5- A money tra nsfer in the amount of 5,333.00 USD issued 4/15/2001 from Al -Rajhi Investment
Company, transferred from account number Hayy Al -Salam branch, and sent by Mohammed
Abdul -Aziz Al -Habib (attached is a copy of this transaction).
6- A money transfer in th e amount of 13,000 USD issued 4/8/2001 from Al -Rajhi Investment
Company, transferred from account number Hayy Al -Salam branch, and sent by Mohammed
Abdul -Aziz Al -Habib (attached is a copy of this transaction).
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As for the checks issued in his name, we have gathered the following information:
1- Check issued on 11/7/98 from account number Bank of Riyadh, in the amount of
1000.00 dollars , we have discovered that this account does not exist in the bank of Riyadh, and
therefore, we h ave no information about it.
2- Check issued on 5/28/2000 from account number Saudi American Bank, in the
amount of 13, 318.42 USD. This appeared to be a cashier's check issued to Omar Ahmed Bayoumi
(a copy of the check is attached). As for the accounts of the mentioned subject and his wife, we have
previously provided you that information in our memo number M/B/88/148 F dated 8/4/2002. It's
worth mentioning that the subject returned to Saudi from United Kingdom on 5/20/1423H through King
Abdul-Aziz airport in Jeddah.
This information is submitted for your consideration. We will be awaiting any information you may
further have on this person and on whether or not he is still under suspicion.
With our best regards.
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Number: M/B/148 F/423
Date: 5/25/1423H, dated 8/4/2002
Subject: Omar Ahmed Al -Bayoumi, Saudi National.
Re: Your memo dated 12/16/2001.
This memo is addressed to Mr/ Legal Attache, US Embassy in
In reference to your above mentioned memo in which you requested all information related to the
Subject's accounts number and we would like to inform you that the
information we have is as follow:
1- Account number in the Saudi American Bank (a copy of the bank statements
along with a copy of the account opening documents).
- This account was opened on 5/28/2000 with a deposit of 53,273.67 USD from the
same client.
- The last transaction in the account was on 9/18/2 001.
- The highest balance on the account was 54,281.69 USD.
- Total withdraws from the account was 40,563.07 USD.
- The last balance on the account in 9/18/2001 was 13,718.62 USD.
2- Account number in the Saudi American Bank in Jeddah, Al -Andalous street
branch (a copy of the bank statements along with a copy of the account opening documents).
- This account was opened on 11/13/1999 with a money transfer into the Subject's
account in the amount of 66,456.45 SR.
- The last transaction on the account was on 3/27/2002 in the form of a money transfer
into the account in the amount of 11,967.00 SR.
- The account balance on 3/27/2002 reached 300,611.58 SR.
- As for credit c ard number we found out that it was associated
with account number referenced above.
- As for the husband of Manal Ahmed Baqader, Saudi national, we discovered that she
has no accounts in any of the local banks.
Please prov ide us with any further information you may obtain in this regard.
With our best regards.
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Number: M/B/88/319 F/ 422.
Date: 12/5/2001
Subject: Fahed Nahi Al -Hazmy
Re: Your memo dated 10/24/2001.
This memo is addressed to Mr/ Legal Attache, US Embassy in
In reference to your above mentioned memo regarding Fahed Nahi Al -Hazmy, the information we
have about him is as follow:
Name: Fahed Nahi Suliman Al -Hazmy
National: Saudi national, according to ID card number issued in
Meddina on 3/7/1410H
POB/DOB:
Education: Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering.
Occupation: Employee in the Saudi Communication Company.
The summary of his statements w ere as follows:
He stated that he went to the United States on 12/29/1418H and returned on 9/11/1418H [sic.]
The purpose of his trip was to receive an internship as a part of his graduation requirement from Kind
Fahed University for Petroleum and Metals. He was able to get an internship at Erred Base
Technologies [ph] with the assistance of his brother -in-law Abdul -Hamid Talal Al -Juhny, who has some
contacts with American companies due to the nature of his work in the Saudi Airlines.
He traveled another time to the United States on 5/1/1422H and returned on 5/28/1422H. The
purpose of that trip was for honeymoon. He said that he visited different cities along with his wife during
that time. His first stop was in New York where he stayed for one day, he the n rented a car from the
New airport and headed to Pennsylvania then on to Washington. He stayed there for three days then
went to Los Angeles by a plane. He stayed in Los Angeles for five days and then rented a car and went
to San Francisco for two days. H e then went to One Lantery [ph] for two days followed by Lake
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Tahoe for two days then Las Vegas for two days, and finally to New York for two days then returned
to Saudi. He emphasized that all his travel was as a tourist and that he never met any Arabs or Saudis
during his trip. He also strongly denied knowing Nawaf Al -Hazmi Hani Hanjour, or Mohammed Atta.
He stated that he has no connection or relationship with any of them except his tribal name [last name]
and that he belongs to a very large trip, which he does not know all its members.
It appears that this person is an average citizen, does not seem to be religious, and has no
relationship with the people whose names were previously mentioned. In addition when his photo was
shown to indi viduals detained for possible connection with the September 11th incident, they were not
able to identify him. Furthermore, he did not travel to Afghanistan or any of the other countries where
people travel for Jihad.
With our best regards.
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EO14040-003986
Number: M/B/88/393F/422
Date: 12/11/1422h, 01/26/2002.
Subject: OMAR AL -BAIOOMI
Previous Ref: Your Memo No. December 2, 2001
This memo is addressed to Mr Legal Attache, US Embassy,
Greetings,
In reference to your above mentioned memo regarding OMAR BAIOOMI, we would like to
inform you that information, whi ch is available to us, indicates that AL -BAIOOMI is called OMAR
AHMAD MUSTAFA AL -BAIOOMI - Saudi National per ID No.
Place of birth:
Social Status: Married.
Profession: Accountant at the Civil Aviation H eadquarters, since 1397h.
While studying in Britain, he was paying from his own account. He was captured by the British
Authorities on September 21st, 2001, because they wanted to interrogate him, after the attack incident
on September 11, 2001. Public inf ormation indicates that he was released because there wasn't any
proof connecting him to the September 11, 2001 tragedy.
According to the information, which is available to us, regarding the above mentioned individu al, he
haven't previously worked at the National Finance and Commerce Ministry. Furthermore, the name /
AHMAD ABDUL SOLIMAN AL -HAMDAN, is not an accurate name, because ABDUL
SOLIMAN isn't used as a proper name in that profession, therefore, it would be h ard using only the
two names AHMAD AL -HAMDAN, unless further information was provided.
Therefore, we are looking forward to getting assistance from our friends to clear the case of the above
mentioned individual, so that we can investigate the truth for t he security for both of our friendly
countries.
Greetings
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Number: M/B/88/87F/423
Date: 6/5/2002
Subject: Omar Ahmad Al Bayoumi
Ref: Your memo number (N/A) dated 4/16/2002 and number dated 12/2/2001.
This is addressed to Legat American Embassy,
Greetings,
In reference to your memo about Omar Ahmad Al Bayoumi and after checking
our records, there has been no entry records of the above mentioned individual to t he Kingdom up now.
As to his relationship to AHMAD AL SALMAN AL HAMDAN, he indicated that he knows Omar
Ahmad Al Bayoumi as an employee with the former civil aviation board and he has no personal
relationship with him only through his work in the former ci vil aviation board financial department. He
has no contact with him, and he does not have any information about him except what he read about his
detention in the media. Therefore, we would like our friends to clarify the nature of his relationship with
AHMAD AL SALMAN AL HAMDAN.
Respectfully,
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(Rev. 08 -28-2000)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: IMMEDIATE Date: 07/15/2002
To: San Diego Attn:
New York Command Post
Counterterrorism
Investigative Services
From:
Contact:
Approved By:
Drafted By:
Case ID #:
Title: PENTTBOMB;
MAJOR CASE 182
Synopsis: To provide subscriber information received from Saudi
authorities (Mabahith) regarding ,
.
Reference:
Enclosure(s): Enclosed for New York Division is the original Mabahith
letter (Ref. M/B/88/26F/423) with English translation. Enclosed for
San Diego Division is a copy of the Mabahith letter with English
translation.
Details: The following information was received from the Saudi Arabian
authorities (Mabahith) regarding subscriber information for the following
telephone numbers associated with Omar Ahmed Al -Bayoumi in Saudi Arabia:
1. - Mechanic shop.
2. - A citizen of Saudi Arabia.
3. - Mohamed Saleh Mustafa (Syrian).
4. - Bahaa-Al-Deen Abdulwahab (Syrian).
5. - International Electronics company.
6. - International Electroni cs company.
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To: San Diego From:
Re: , 07/15/2002
2 As investigation with regard to the above captioned matter
is completed, Legat considers this lead covered.
LEAD(s):
Set Lead 1: (Adm)
ALL RECEIVING OFFICES
Read and clear.
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LS. Note: All the following names are spelled phonetically.
Number: M/B/88/261F/423
Date: 8/28/1423H 11/3/2002
Subject: Omar Ahmed Mostafa El -Bayomi - Saudi National
Reference: Our Memo Number M/B/88/148F/423 Dated 5/25/1423H and Your Memo
( Dated 3/23/2002
This memo is addressed to Mr. Legal Attache at US Embassy in
Greetings,
In addition to what we provided to you before about the above mentioned individual,
We would like to inform you that he stated the following during his interview:
First - Statistical Information :
Name: Omar Ahmed El -Bayomi
Nationality: Saudi
Place and Date of Birth: Al-Hijra village
Marital Status: Married
Passport Number: on 10/25/1420H (Feb 1, 2000) Issued in (Los Angeles)
Second/ Interview :
1. He (El-Bayomi) stated that he was born in 1377H (1957) - Al-Hijra village where he grew up and
went AlTabari Elementary school...After he finished elementary school...Then he moved to Jeddah
where he finished middle school and high school...Then he joined The Financial Studies Institute...After
graduation, he joined King Abd El -Aziz University in Jeddah where he obtained a Bachelor degree in
General Management...He joined The Civil Aviation Administration in 1397H where he currently
works.
2. He stated that he traveled to several arab and foreign countries...He traveled to Egypt and Turkey
almost twenty years ago for tourism...He traveled to Britain approximately three times to study
English...He resided in Birmingham, Britain with his family from 10/5/2000 t ill 7/31/2002 where he
obtained a master degree (Market efficiency in Management) from Austin University in
Birmingham...He's currently working on his PH.D in the subject of (International Companies and
Ethics)...He previously traveled to The United States of America to study English...He visited America
approximately five times with his family between 93 -94 where he stayed in California.
3.As for what happened to him in Britain : He stated that on Friday 9/21/2001and while he was
watching a m atch between the Saudi team and Bahraini team, The Britain police raided his house...They
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asked him about his name and he told them ( Omar Bayomi )...One of the officers, told him
that he has some questions about September 11th incident in America ...They asked him to go with them
to the main center in London where they asked him about his autobiography and why did he study in
Britain...They also showed him photographs of Saudi individuals and Arabs from different nationalities
as well as their name s and aliases but he denied knowing any of them...They asked him if he traveled
before to Afghanistan, Indonesia and Malaysia but he denied ever traveling to any of these countries.
4. He stated that he was detained for almost seven days at the main center in London...His interrogation
usually lasted from one and half hour to two hours...He asked the British authorities to contact the Saudi
Embassador in London to notify him of his arrest, but the British police apologized to him saying that
they tried to contact the Embassy and the embassador but they didn't get any respond.
5. He asked one of his friends in London, to contact the Saudi Embassy
and notify them about the situation he was in.. informed h im that he contacted
an embassy employee, who told him to let the investigation continue specially since an
attorney was appointed to him by the British police...He continued answering all the questions till one of
the officers told h im that he was not guilty of anything and he asked him to wait outside, in a special car,
to take him back to his house...He then contacted to let him that the matter has
ended...
6. He also stated that some of the Saudi individuals t hat the British police were asking about: ( Khaled
Al-Mehdar and Nawaf Al -Hazmi ) and he told them that he met them in the complex where he stayed
in America...He added that: they came from Saudi Arabia to study English in one of San Diego's
institute, they attended the mosque there and they were looking for a place to stay because the complex
was very expensive and they couldn't afford it...He also said that the house was a student housing for
the institute's students and since the new students have to write their name in an acquaintance list, so he
put his name on the same list with Khaled Al -Mehdar and Nawaf Al -Hazmi and he introduced them as
new students.
7. He persistently denied any previous knowledge of, or having any connection with, Khaled
Al-Mehdar and Nawaf Al -Hazmi and that he only introduced them as new students.
8. He denied being arrested by any government authority whether inside or outside The Kingdom even
when he was in America or Britain for study except for that time when he was arrested b y the British
police...He also denied being deported by the British police and he said that he was treated well during
his detention.
This is for your information and we are interested in your comments about the truthfulness of the above
mentioned individu al.
(LS. Note: Khaled Al -Mehdar and Nawaf Al -Hazmi were among the hijackers of flight AA # 77
(Pentagon)...The spelling of an Arabic name can vary...However, the above mentioned spelling seems
more likely than what's listed in the hijackers list).
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