Daniel Pearl
| Daniel Pearl | |
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| Born |
October 10, 1963 Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 2002 (aged 38) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Murder by beheading |
| Body discovered | May 16, 2002 |
| Resting place | Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States Israel |
| Other names | Danny |
| Education | B.A. in Communication |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | The Wall Street Journal |
| Known for | Wall Street journalism |
| Home town | Encino, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Title | South Asia Bureau Chief |
| Spouse(s) | Mariane Pearl (1999–2002; his death) |
| Children | Adam Daniel Pearl, born May 28, 2002 |
| Parent(s) | Judea Pearl (father) and Ruth Pearl (mother) |
| Relatives | Michelle and Tamara (sisters) |
Daniel Pearl (October 10, 1963 – February 1, 2002) was a journalist for the Wall Street Journal with American and Israeli citizenship. He was kidnapped by Pakistani terrorists and later murdered in Pakistan.
Pearl was kidnapped while working as the South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal, based in Mumbai, India. He had gone to Pakistan as part of an investigation into the alleged links between British citizen Richard Reid (known as the "shoe bomber") and Al-Qaeda. Pearl was killed by his captors.
In July 2002, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, a British national of Pakistani origin, was sentenced to death by hanging for Pearl's abduction and murder. In March 2007, at a closed military hearing in Guantánamo Bay, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a member of Al-Qaeda, claimed that he had personally beheaded Pearl. Researchers have also connected Al-Qaeda member Saif al-Adel with the kidnapping.
Pearl was born in Princeton, New Jersey to Ruth and Judea Pearl. His mother is of Iraqi-Jewish descent and his father is an Israeli of Polish-Jewish descent. His family moved to the Encino district of Los Angeles, when his father took a position with UCLA. His father, Judea Pearl, is a professor of computer science and statistics, and director of the Cognitive Systems Laboratory at UCLA. He has received the Turing Award. The history of the family and its connections to Israel are described by Judea Pearl in the LA Times article, "Roots in the Holy Land".
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