Saeed al-Masri | |
---|---|
Born | February 27, 1955[1] |
Died | May 21, 2010 (aged 55) Boya, North Waziristan, Pakistan |
Other names | Sheikh Saeed al-Masri |
Mustafa Ahmed Muhammad Uthman Abu al-Yazid (Arabic: مصطفى أحمد محمد عثمان أبو اليزيد), better known as Saeed al-Masri (Arabic: سعيد المصري) or simply al-Masri, (February 27, 1955 - May 21, 2010) was an Egyptian who was alleged to have acted as the financial chief for al-Qaeda.[2][3] Along with Mahfouz Ould al-Walid and Saif al-Adel, al-Masri was believed to have opposed the September 11 attacks two months prior to their execution.[4] He was killed in a targeted killing drone airstrike in Pakistan on May 21, 2010.