October 20, 1966: Born Ahmad Fadhil Nazzal al-Khalayleh in Jordan, part of Bani Hassan Bedouin tribe.

A suicide bomber who detonated his explosives near one of Shiite Islam’s holiest shrines killed more than 40 people today.

An explosion near one of Shiite Islam’s holiest shrines killed at least five people, and the death toll was expected to rise, Iraqi police said today.