Atta Elayyan

Atta Mohammed Elayyan[1] (Arabic: عطا عليان; 21 June 1985 – 15 March 2019) was a Jordanian-New Zealand futsal player, coach, businessman, and developer.

As a businessman and developer, he founded several businesses including Lazyworm Applications and LWA Solutions.

[1] Beginning in the early 1990s, Elayyan lived in Corvallis, Oregon, where his father established a mosque and school.

[4] His father, Mohammed Elayyan, co-founded one of the Christchurch mosques in 1993, a year after arriving in New Zealand.

[8] While a member of the Counter-Strike community, Elayyan participated in tournaments and posted on forums under the nicknames crazyarab and Cr@zyArab.

He won two national titles with the Canterbury team and was the recipient of New Zealand Football's futsal player of the year award in 2014.