Dawud Salahuddin
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Dawud Salahuddin (born 1950; sometimes spelled Daoud Salahuddin,[1] also known as Hassan Abdulrahman, Hassan Tantai)[2] is an American-born Iranian international terrorist,[3] and had later worked for the military, as well as in education, as a web designer,[4] film and television. He converted to Islam in 1980 and killed Ali Akbar Tabatabai the same year at his home in Bethesda, Maryland; Tabatabai was an Iranian dissident and critic of Ruhollah Khomeini.[5] Salahuddin is in exile in the Islamic Republic of Iran.[6][7][8]
"Hassan Abdulrahman" redirects here. For the soccer player, see Hassan Abdulrahman (footballer).
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Dawud Salahuddin | |
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Born | David Theodore Belfield (1950-11-10) November 10, 1950 (age 73) |
Other names | Daoud Salahuddin, Hassan Abdul Rahman, Hassan Abdulrahman, Hassan Tantai |
Known for | Assassinating Ali Akbar Tabatabaei |
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Salahuddin is the last person known to have seen Robert Levinson, an FBI agent who has been missing since 2007.[9]