Early life Ahmed al-Haznawi was the son of a Saudi imam from the Al-Bahah province, a province in the south west of Saudi Arabia. Al-Haznawi grew up in the village of Hazna, where his father was a cleric at the mosque in the central marketplace section of the village. Al-Haznawi belonged to a family that was part of the larger Ghamd tribe, sharing the same tribal affiliation with fellow hijackers Saeed al-Ghamdi, Hamza al-Ghamdi, and Ahmed al-Ghamdi. He memorised the Quran, giving him the title hafiz.Bell, Stewart. "The Martyr's Oath", 2005.
Early life Ahmed al-Haznawi was the son of a Saudi imam from the Al-Bahah province, a province in the south west of Saudi Arabia Al-Haznawi grew up in the village o.f Hazna, where his father wa!s a cleric at the mosque in the central marketplace section of the village. Al-Haznawi belonged to a family that was part of the larger Ghamd! tribe, sharing the same tribal affilia:tion with. fellow hijackers Saeed al-Ghamdi, Hamza al-Ghamdi, ?and Ahmed al-Ghamdi. He memorised the Quran, giving him the title hafiz.Bell, Stewart. "The Martyr's Oath", 2005.