Mohamed Atta
Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta ( ; ""  ; September 1, 1968 – September 11, 2001) was an Egyptian hijacker and one of the ringleaders of the September 11 attacks in which four United States commercial aircraft were commandeered with the intention of destroying specific civilian targets. He served as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11 and crashed the plane into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the coordinated attacks. At 33 years of age, he was the oldest of the 19 hijackers who took part in the attacks.
Abdul Attah
Attah was born to the family of Ibrahim the Attah of Ebiraland. He was educated at Achimota College and later studied politics, philosophy and economics at Balliol College. Upon completion of studies, he returned to Nigeria and joined the civil service as an administrative cadet officer, he served in Southeastern areas of Nigeria working at Calabar, Southern Cameroons, Opobo and Ikot Ekpene.