Abdul Hakim Murad

Abdul Hakim Murad, who used the alias Ahmed Saeed was an alleged conspirator in the Project Bojinka planned terrorist attacks.

He was the Pakistani-born son of a crane operator working for a pertoleum company in Kuwait. He graduated from a high school in Al-Jery, Kuwait.

He would then attend a series of flight schools, including Emirates Flying School in Dubai, and flight schools in Texas, upstate New York, and North Carolina. On June 8, 1992, he recieved a commercial pilot's license from Coastal Aviation Incorporated.

Ramzi Yousef, a friend of Murad's who attended terrorist camps in Afghanistan, taught Murad how to make bombs in Lahore, Pakistan.

He was a suspected conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Murad was slated to be the suicide pilot that would pilot a small plane filled with explosives into the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.

He was arrested shortly after police arrived at the Don Josefa Apartments in Manila, Philippines in January 5, 1995, soon after a fire occurred when Murad was mixing chemicals. He left after the fire, but came back after the fire was put out to remove the laptop computer in the apartment, which contained the project's plans. He called himself Ahmed Saeed as he was being arrested. He offered the equivalent of two thousand dollars to the Manila police if they let him go. Although they did not make that much money in a year, Aida Fariscal, the watch commander, refused to let him go. Police grew suspicious after "Saeed" mumbled that, "two Satans that must be destroyed: the Pope and America." This led a further search of room 603, where they found damning evidence.

"Saeed" was sent to Camp Crane, a military installation outside of Manila. For 67 days, he was subjected to "tactical interrogation", a form of torture. When Murad didn't talk, agents hit him with a chair or a long piece of wood. They forced water down his throat and pressed cigarette lights on his private parts. He finally confessed after the 67 days. He was sent to the United States and would later help convict Yousef based on Murad's testimony. Murad got a life sentence to prison on May 16, 1998.

He was found to have many aliases. A Pakistani passport found had "Abdul Hakim, student, age 26, Pakistani passport No. C665334, issued in Kuwait."