Ramzi Yusuf
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Ramzi Yusuf is a Kuwaiti-born militant Islamist and convicted terrorist best known as one of the main perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ramzi Yusuf canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ramzi Yusuf Context triple: [Ramzi Yousef, alternativeName, Ramzi Yusuf]
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A.
Marwan Kenzari
Marwan Kenzari is a Dutch-Tunisian actor known for his roles in international films such as Disney’s live-action Aladdin and various Hollywood thrillers and dramas.
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B.
Marwan
Marwan is a common Arabic male given name, historically associated with several notable figures in the Arab and Islamic world.
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C.
Zafer Tawil
Zafer Tawil is a Palestinian-American musician and composer known for his virtuosity on traditional Middle Eastern instruments and his contributions to film scores and world music collaborations.
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D.
Marwan al-Himar
Marwan al-Himar, better known as Marwan II, was the last Umayyad caliph who ruled from 744 to 750 CE before the dynasty was overthrown by the Abbasid Revolution.
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E.
Salah Abu Seif
Salah Abu Seif was a pioneering Egyptian film director widely regarded as the father of realism in Egyptian cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ramzi Yusuf Target entity description: Ramzi Yusuf is a Kuwaiti-born militant Islamist and convicted terrorist best known as one of the main perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
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A.
Marwan Kenzari
Marwan Kenzari is a Dutch-Tunisian actor known for his roles in international films such as Disney’s live-action Aladdin and various Hollywood thrillers and dramas.
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B.
Marwan
Marwan is a common Arabic male given name, historically associated with several notable figures in the Arab and Islamic world.
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C.
Zafer Tawil
Zafer Tawil is a Palestinian-American musician and composer known for his virtuosity on traditional Middle Eastern instruments and his contributions to film scores and world music collaborations.
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D.
Marwan al-Himar
Marwan al-Himar, better known as Marwan II, was the last Umayyad caliph who ruled from 744 to 750 CE before the dynasty was overthrown by the Abbasid Revolution.
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E.
Salah Abu Seif
Salah Abu Seif was a pioneering Egyptian film director widely regarded as the father of realism in Egyptian cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist militant
ⓘ
person ⓘ terrorist ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Ramzi Yusuf ⓘ |
| arrestCountry | Pakistan ⓘ |
| arrestDate | 1995-02-07 ⓘ |
| arrestedBy |
Pakistani authorities
ⓘ
United States authorities ⓘ
linked to:
United States federal law enforcement
|
| arrestPlace | Islamabad ⓘ |
| attackCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| attackDate | 1993-02-26 ⓘ |
| attackLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| citizenship | Pakistan ⓘ |
| convictedIn | United States federal court ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | convicted ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kuwait ⓘ |
| countryOfDetention | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
conspiracy to bomb U.S. airliners
ⓘ
conspiracy to bomb the World Trade Center ⓘ use of weapons of mass destruction ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967-04-27 ⓘ |
| education | studied electrical engineering in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Pakistani ⓘ |
| extraditedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ramzi Ahmed Yousef
ⓘ
linked to:
Ramzi Yousef
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| ideology | militant Islamism ⓘ |
| injuryCountInAttack | over 1000 injured in 1993 World Trade Center bombing ⓘ |
| method | use of explosives ⓘ |
| motive |
anti-American sentiment
ⓘ
opposition to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East ⓘ |
| notableAttackTarget | World Trade Center ⓘ |
| notableFor | 1993 World Trade Center bombing ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kuwait City ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
ADX Florence
ⓘ
United States Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum Facility ⓘ
linked to:
United States Penitentiary, Florence ADX
|
| plannedOperation | Bojinka plot ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | nephew of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ⓘ |
| relative | Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
co-planner of the Bojinka plot
ⓘ
principal perpetrator of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment without the possibility of parole plus 240 years ⓘ |
| status | imprisoned ⓘ |
| trialLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| victimCountInAttack | 6 killed in 1993 World Trade Center bombing ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Ramzi Yusuf Description of subject: Ramzi Yusuf is a Kuwaiti-born militant Islamist and convicted terrorist best known as one of the main perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City.
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