Daniel Pearl

Daniel Pearl (October 10, 1963 – February 1, 2002) was an American journalist. He had American and Israeli citizenship. He was born in Princeton, New Jersey and raised in Encino, Los Angeles. He was kidnapped by Pakistani militants and later murdered by al-Qaeda member Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Pakistan.^[1] Pearl was kidnapped while working as the South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal, based in Mumbai, India.^[2][3]

Daniel Pearl
Born	(1963-10-10)October 10, 1963 Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	February 1, 2002(2002-02-01) (aged 38) Karachi, Pakistan
Cause of death	Murder by decapitation
Body discovered	May 16, 2002
Resting place	Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	Israeli, American
Other names	Danny
Citizenship	Israel, United States
Education	B.A. in Communication
Alma mater	Stanford University
Occupation	Journalist
Employer	The Wall Street Journal
Known for	Wall Street journalism
Title	South Asia Bureau Chief
Spouse(s)	Mariane Pearl (m. 1999–2002; his death)
Children	Adam Daniel Pearl, born May 28, 2002
Parent(s)	Ruth Pearl (mother) Judea Pearl (father)
Relatives	Michelle and Tamara (sisters)

In July 2002, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, a British national of Pakistani origin, was sentenced to death by hanging for Pearl's abduction and murder.^[1][4]