Faris Ahmed Jamaan al-Showeel al-Zahrani (Arabic: فارس أحمد جمعان آل شويل الزهراني) was on Saudi Arabia's list of 26 'most-wanted' suspected terrorists.
Growing up in the Al-Baha region,[1] al-Zahrani attended the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University where he studied law, while working as an Imam.[1]
He was arrested in Abha by Saudi police on August 5, 2004 on charges of terrorism.[2] His capture was considered a serious blow to Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.[3]
Al-Zahrani and another man were arrested without incident, even though both were armed.