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Juhayman al-Otaybi

Saudi militant
Juhayman ibn Muhammad ibn Sayf al-Otaybi was a Saudi religious dissident and ex-soldier who led the Ikhwan during their Grand Mosque seizure in 1979. He and his followers besieged and took over the Grand Mosque of Mecca on 20 November 1979 and... Wikipedia
Born: September 16, 1936, Sājir
Died: January 9, 1980 (age 43 years), Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Full name: Juhayman ibn Muhammad ibn Sayf al-Otaybi
Nationality: Saudi
Children: 1
Movement: Salafi Islamism