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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

Pakistani militant who was a member of al-Qaeda

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Supreme Court Rejects 9/11 Defendants' Plea Deal Appeals

Supreme Court on Oct. 19, 2026, declined to revive 2024 plea deals that would have spared Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants the death penalty for life sentences.

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About Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is a Kuwaiti-born Pakistani militant, and the former head of propaganda for al-Qaeda. As of 2026, he is held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp under terrorism-related charges. He was named as "the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks" in the 2004 9/11 Commission Report.

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Citizenship: Pakistan
Born: April 14, 1965