5 November 2009: The U.S. army officer identified as “the primary shooter” in a mass murder attack at Fort Hood was positively identified as Malik Nadal HASAN (a/k/a Nidal HASAN, Nidal Malik HASAN). According to military sources speaking to the Northeast Intelligence Network, investigators are looking at the possibility of additional suspects in this attack that left 11 dead and at least 30 more wounded in a shooting that took place this afternoon at Fort Hood.
According to sources at Ft. Hood, the suspect was “shouting in Arabic” as he fired his weapons. HASAN has been described as a Muslim who was extremely upset and increasingly outspoken about the role of the U.S. armed forces in Islamic countries, including Iraq and Afghanistan.
PROFILE: Malik Nadal HASAN a/k/a Nadal HASAN, Nidal HASAN
Malik Nadal HASAN
Malik Nadal HASAN (a/k/a Nadal HASAN, Nidal HASAN), shown at left, is the suspect and primary shooter in the attack at Fort Hood, Texas. HASAN is a Virginia Tech graduate who formerly lived in Vinton in Roanoke County, according to published reports. He earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry in 1997 and received his medical degree from the military’s Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., in 2001. HASAN was a psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for six years before being transferred to Ft. Hood in July, 2009. While at Ft. Hood, HASAN worked at Darnall Army Medical Center.
PERSONAL: According to sources at Ft. Hood, HASAN was unmarried, had no children, and was preparing to be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.
PROFESSIONAL: Licensed in psychiatry
NIDAL MALIK HASAN
LICENSE # 0101238630
Issue Date: 7/12/2005
Expiration Date: 9/30/2010
Status: Current Active
FATHER: HASAN , Malik Awadallah Obituary: The Roanoke Times (Virginia) Published Saturday, April 18, 1998
HASAN , Malik Awadallah, 52, passed away Thursday, April 16, 1998, at his home in Vinton. He was born in Palestine on August 7, 1946, and emigrated to the United States at age 16, spending most of his life in Virginia. He moved to Roanoke in 1985 and began a successful business career. He is best remembered for his cheerfulness, honesty and kindness toward everyone. He owned the infamous Capitol Restaurant on the market for many years. Most recently, he established the Mount Olive Grill and Bar and was renovating the Community Grocery on Elm Avenue. He is survived by his wife, Hanan; three sons, Nidal , Anas and Eyad; a sister; four brothers; 33 nieces and nephews; 37 great-nieces and great-nephews, and scores of extended family. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 19, at Everly Funeral Home in Fairfax. Interment will follow in National Memorial Park in Falls Church. Friends may call the funeral home at XXX
MOTHER: HASAN , Hanan Ismail, (NORA) Obituary: The Roanoke Times (Virginia) Published Thursday, May 31, 2001
HASAN , Hanan Ismail, (Nora), 49, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2001, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Palestine January 15, 1952 and came to the United States as a young girl. She moved to Roanoke in 1986 after her husband, the late Malik Hasan, came here the year before to begin what would be a successful business venture for the entire family. Nora became infamous in Roanoke for her leadership in running the Capitol Restaurant, formerly located on the Market. She was known for her ability to keep sometimes rowdy customers out of trouble and always had a warm meal for someone who otherwise would not have anything to eat that evening. She was also a major figure at the Community Grocery Store and in the establishment of the Mount Olive Grill and Bar. She was preceded in death by her husband three years ago. She is survived by her three sons, Nidal , Anas, and Eyad; her parents; six sisters; two brothers; 29 nieces and nephews; 2 great-nieces; and scores of extended family. She will be greatly missed by all those who knew her. Funeral services and prayers will be held May 31 at Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church at 1 p.m. Interment will follow in National Memorial Park. Please send condolences to the Hasan Family c / o Community Grocery, 124 Elm Avenue, SW, Roanoke, Va. 24016.
