Mohamed Atta

Mohamed Atta (September 1, 1968 – September 11, 2001) was an Egyptian engineer, architect, and the lead terrorist hijacker for al-Qaeda on American Airlines Flight 11. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, he was the ringleader of the September 11 attacks and served as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11, which he flew into the North Tower of the original World Trade Center as part of coordinated suicide attacks. Aged 33, he was the oldest of the 19 hijackers who took part in the mission.