| Saud Hamoud 'Abid al-Qatini al-'Otaibi | |
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| Born | 1971 Saudi Arabia |
| Died | April 3, 2005 Ar Rass |
Saud Hamoud 'Abid al-Qatini al-'Otaibi (1971 - April 3, 2005) was a leader and the senior member of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula after the death of former leader Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin, Al-Otaibi was responsible for bombings, including the attack on Al-Mohaya housing compound in Riyadh in 2003, Al-Otaibi was also involved in taking booby-trapped vehicles from Qasim to Riyadh, carrying out attacks on security officers and smuggling weapons into the Kingdom .[1]
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According to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that A-Qatini was born in the capital city in 1971, According to Asharq Al-Awsat that he traveled to Yemen to visit sheik Muqbil bin Haadi al-Waadi'ee, and he was an extreme adherent of Islamic sharia (Islamic law).he got married and has 7 sons. [2]
Sometimes in the late 80s’ or early 90s’ Saud Al-Otaibi traveled to Afghanistan, apparently to work with an Islamic Charity there, he had a personal relationship with Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin before September 11 attacks, Saud had captured by the Saudi security forces more than once since 1991 to 2002.The ministry described Otaibi as “head of the gang” as he took over the leadership of the Al-Qaeda cell after the death of Abdul Aziz Al-Muqrin, his audio tape was broadcasting on the Internet, in November 2004, He said: We should support the Mujahideen in the Arabian Peninsula, and Iraq.
Al-Qatini killed in a 3-day battle with Saudi security forces in Ar Rass on April 3, 2005, alongside Karim el-Mejjati. The Interior Ministry confirmed the death of Saud Al-Otaibi on April 9, 2005.