David Headley Age, Wiki and Bio

David Headley

Quick Info

ProfessionSpy
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth30/06/1960
Age58 years (died on 26, Dec, 2018)
BirthplaceWashington D.C., U.S.
Date of Death26/12/2018

Bio/Wiki

Real NameDaood Sayed Gilani
Full NameDavid Coleman Headley
Nicknames
  • David
  • Gora
  • The Prince
Known ForBeing the master-mind behind the 2008 Mumbai Attack

Physical Stats & More

Height183 cm
Eye ColorHis right eye is hazel Green and left eye is Brown
Hair ColorBrown

Educational Qualification(s)

Schools
  • Cadet College Hasan Abdal, Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Valley Forge Military Academy, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
College/UniversityCommunity College of Philadelphia, USA
Educational QualificationDropped out of his degree program in 1990

Personal Life

ReligionIslam
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian
Hobbies
  • Traveling
  • Listening to Islamic Spiritual Music

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

FatherLate Sayed Salim Gilani (Pakistani Diplomat and Broadcaster)
MotherLate Alice Serrill Headley (Secretary at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington)
Siblings
BrotherDanyal (Half) (Former Spokesman for then Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, Now a Pakistan's Press Attaché in Beijing)
Sister1
Spouse
First WifeName Not Known (Pennsylvania State University Student) (M.1985, Div.1987)
Second WifeShazia Headley (M. 1999)
Third WifePortia Gilani (M.2002-Div.2005)
Fourth WifeFaiza Outalha (Moroccon Medical Student) (M. 2007)
ChildrenTwo children with his second wife Shazia

Career

Professions
  • Video Store Proprietor
  • DEA Informant
  • Spy
Controversies
  • Involvement in the 2008 Mumbai Attack
  • Surveillance in Mumbai and Denmark
  • Accused of committing espionage unlawfully for LeT

Some Lesser Known Facts

He was born to a Pakistani father and an American mother, growing up in two nations.
Had a difficult relationship with his step-mother.
In 1988, he was arrested for drug smuggling in West Germany.
Received a 4-year prison sentence after cooperating with the DEA.
Was introduced to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Lahore.
Admitted to an LeT training camp in February 2002.
Arrested in Chicago in 2009 and admitted to the charges.
In 2013, he was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Survived a fatal attack by inmates in Chicago in 2018.