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Samir Khan
Samir ibn Zafar Khan (December 25, 1985 – September 30, 2011) was the Pakistani American editor and publisher of ''Inspire'' magazine, an English-language online magazine reported to be published by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). A citizen of the United States, he was killed in a drone strike in Yemen together with Anwar al-Awlaki.
==Early life==
Khan was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to parents of Pakistani descent and grew up in Queens, New York. He also spent some of his teenage years living in Westbury, New York. He graduated from W. Tresper Clarke High School in 2003 where he wrote for the school newspaper, participated in cheerleading and was an active member of the glee club.〔 According to his classmates, he refused to recite Pledge of Allegiance and blamed Americans for the September 11 attacks. Khan's father, Zafar Khan, is an information technology executive. The family moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2004. There he attended Central Piedmont Community College.
He lived in Charlotte before leaving the country for Yemen in 2009.〔Temple-Raston, Dina (August 18, 2010). (Grand Jury Focuses On N.C. Man Tied To Jihad Magazine. ) Morning Edition, ''NPR''〕 He reportedly cut off ties with his family when he left the U.S. After Khan's death, a family friend told CNN that Khan's father did not agree with his son's views〔 and had tried seeking help to change his son's radical views on several occasions.〔
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