Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti
| Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti | |
|---|---|
| Died | 2011 Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Other names | Ibrahim Saeed Ahmed(born name),Shaykh Abu Ahmed Arshad Khan Mohammed Arshad |
| Occupation | terrorist, courier |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 Al-Qaeda
|
| Service/branch |
Al-Qaeda central (1990s–2011) |
| Years of service | 1990s–2011 |
| Rank | Lieutenant to Osama Bin Laden |
| Battles/wars | |
Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) War in Afghanistan (2001–2014)
Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti (died May 2 2011), real name: Ibrahim Saeed Ahmed (also known as Shaykh Abu Ahmed, Arshad Khan and Mohammed Arshad), was a Pakistanial-Qaeda member and courier for Osama bin Laden.
He was not a Kuwaiti, but rather was an ethnic Pashtun and a Pakistani citizen. He adopted the last name Al-Kuwaiti because his Pakistani parents lived in Kuwait. According to secret documents, he was one of the few men bin Laden completely trusted and was said to be his "favorite courier and right-hand man". He sheltered and lived with bin Laden for a number of years and was killed along with him by a U.S. Navy SEAL team in May 2011.
Al-Kuwaiti was a Pashtun, an ethnic Afghan background who was born and grew up in Kuwait and spoke Pashto (in a cultivated, urban accent) and Arabic. He was a protégé of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and had reportedly given computer training in Karachi to the perpetrators of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. He was implicated in the attacks and was contacted in the aftermath by Riduan "Hambali" Isamuddin. Al-Kuwaiti provided a safe haven to Isamuddin and several of his close associates in his home in a quiet residential neighborhood of Karachi.
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