Quick Info
| Profession | Spy |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 30/06/1960 |
| Age | 65 years |
| Birthplace | Washington D.C., U.S. |
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Bio/Wiki
| Real Name | Dawood Sayed Gilani |
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| Full Name | David Coleman Headley |
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| Known For | Being the mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks and conducting surveillance for Lashkar-e-Taiba |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 183 cm |
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| Eye Color | His right eye is hazel green and left eye is brown |
| Hair Color | Brown |
Educational Qualification(s)
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| College/University | Community College of Philadelphia, USA |
| Educational Qualification | Dropped out of his degree program in 1990 |
Personal Life
| Religion | Islam |
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| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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Family
| Father | Late Sayed Salim Gilani (Pakistani Diplomat and Broadcaster) |
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| Mother | Late Alice Serrill Headley (Secretary at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington) |
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| Children | Two children with his second wife Shazia |
Career
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| Key Roles | Conducted five surveillance missions in Mumbai between September 2006 and July 2008, scouting targets including the Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels, Leopold Café, Chabad House, and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus train station. Also conducted reconnaissance for a planned attack on Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in Copenhagen. |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. He was born to a Pakistani father and an American mother, growing up in two nations. | |
| 2. Had a difficult relationship with his step-mother. | |
| 3. In 1988, he was arrested for drug smuggling in West Germany. | |
| 4. Received a 4-year prison sentence after cooperating with the DEA. | |
| 5. Was introduced to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Lahore. | |
| 6. Admitted to an LeT training camp in February 2002. | |
| 7. Arrested in Chicago in 2009 and admitted to the charges. | |
| 8. In 2013, he was sentenced to 35 years in prison. | |
| 9. Survived a fatal attack by inmates in Chicago in 2018. | |
| 10. In January 1998, the DEA sent him to Pakistan for undercover work, resulting in five arrests and seizure of 2.5 kilos of heroin. | |
| 11. Attended LeT training camps on five separate occasions between 2002 and 2005. | |
| 12. Received instructions from LeT members in late 2005 to conduct surveillance in India. | |
| 13. Successfully identified a landing site in Mumbai harbor for LeT attackers arriving by sea in April 2008. | |
| 14. Arrested in Chicago in October 2009 while en route to Pakistan. | |
| 15. Began cooperating with U.S. authorities immediately after arrest. | |
| 16. Testified for the government at the trial of co-defendant Tahawwur Hussain Rana. |