Ahmed al-Darbi
Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi (Arabic: احمد محمد احمد هزاع الدربي) is a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba from August 2002 to May 2018; in May 2018, he was transferred to Saudi Arabia's custody. He was the only detainee held at Guantanamo released during President Donald Trump's administration.
| Ahmed al-Darbi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi January 9, 1975 Taif, Saudi Arabia |
| Released | 2 May 2018 |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| Other name(s) | Abdul Aziz al-Janoubi |
| ISN | 768 |
| Charge(s) | Five war crimes, including terrorism, attacking civilians and hazarding a vessel |
| Status | Pleaded guilty |
Al-Darbi was born on January 9, 1975, in Taif, Saudi Arabia. He was arrested in Azerbaijan in June 2002, renditioned by United States forces to Afghanistan, where he was held at Bagram Air Force Base, and then transferred to Guantanamo in August that year.
In February 2014, al-Darbi pleaded guilty to terrorism charges before a military commission in relation to the October 2002 attack on the Limburg, a French oil tanker off Yemen. By the time of the attack, al-Darbi was already detained at Guantanamo but was later charged with being a principal in planning the attack. He is the sixth detainee to plead guilty to charges, in part to establish a sentence and date for leaving Guantanamo.