Hassan Ghul

Hassan Ghul (Arabic: حسان غول‎‎) born Mustafa Hajji Muhammad Khan, was a Pakistani member of al-Qaeda who revealed the identity of Osama Bin Laden's messenger, which led to Operation Neptune Spear and the death of Osama Bin Laden. His nationality was reported as Saudi Arabian,Yemeni,Pakistani or Egyptian. His testimony was a critical factor in identifying the secret location of Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad.

Captured by Kurdish anti terror and turned over to American forces in 2004, Ghul was stated to have been as lowly as a "courier" who ran packages and delivered letters for al-Qaeda members. Ghul held such high ranks as "top lieutenant", "second-in-command" or "trusted emissary" of everyone from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to Osama bin Laden to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

He was held at a CIA black site for two years, before being turned over to a Pakistani prison system. It was during this time of detainment by the CIA in early 2004, but before he was subjected to torture, that Ghul listed al-Kuwaiti as a close associate of bin Laden. CIA records show that Ghul was not the first source of the name "al-Kuwaiti," which was also provided in 2002 by another detainee, Abu Zubair al-Ha'ili, who was being held by a foreign government. Intelligence agents intercepted a satellite phone call made by Osama bin Laden's bodyguard in 2010 which led to the surveillance of a courier that in turn led intelligence operatives to Osama bin Laden's compound.

Ghul was killed by a CIA drone strike in North Waziristan in October 2012.

Ghul was first mentioned in the 9/11 Commission, where he was stated to have led three people, including Mushabib al-Hamlan, to a waypoint controlled by Abu Zubaydah.

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