Mohamed Atta
Atta was born on September 1, 1968, in Kafr el-Sheikh, located in Egypt's Nile Delta region. His father, Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta, was a lawyer, educated in both sharia and civil law. His mother, Bouthayna Mohamed Mustapha Sheraqi, came from a wealthy farming and trading family and was also educated. Bouthayna and Mohamed married when she was 14, via an arranged marriage. The family had few relatives on the father's side and kept a distance from Bouthayna's family. In-laws characterized Atta's father as "austere, strict, and private," and neighbors considered the family reclusive. Atta was the only son; he had two older sisters who are both well-educated and successful in their careers — one as a medical doctor and the other as a professor.
Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray
Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray was born in the town of Port Loko, Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone to devout Muslim parents; and a devout Muslim himself. Mohamed K Mansaray's father was Alhaji Alimamy Mansaray, a native of Lunsar, Port Loko District, and his mother was Haja Kadiatu Jah, a native of Gbinti, Port Loko District. Mohamed K Mansaray grew up in Koidu Town, Kono District in Eastern Sierra Leone with his parents. Mohamed K Mansaray attended the United Methodists Church Boys Primary School in Koidu Town and the Ansarul Islamic Primary School also in Koidu Town. Mohamed K Mansaray attended the Magburaka Boys Secondary School in Magburaka and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School in Freetown.