Fayez Banihammad[a] (March 19, 1977 – September 11, 2001) was an Emirati terrorist hijacker from al-Qaeda who was one of the five terrorist hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 175 that was flown into the South Tower of the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks.

In 1999, Banihammad left the United Arab Emirates for Saudi Arabia, where he joined the al-Qaeda terrorist group.

He entered the United States with a tourist visa, and on August 29, 2001, Banihammad paid for his flight ticket.

Marwan al-Shehhi, the only other Emirati involved in the attacks, took control of the plane, and flew it into the World Trade Center South Tower, killing everyone onboard.

[2] He was allegedly the son of a school principal,[3] and grew up in the Khor Fakkan region of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Khalid Sheikh Mohammad claimed these three hijackers were not replacements for unsuccessful candidates, but rather extra men to increase the odds of success.

[5][14] Banihammad most likely lived in Florida during the planning, potentially with al-Shehhi and Mohammed Atta (the attacks' mastermind[15]) at their apartment in Hollywood, or with other hijackers.

A person with his name did attend the Lackland Air Force Base Defense Language Institute in San Antonio.

in Delray Beach, and on August 29, he paid for a first-class seat, 2A, on United Airlines Flight 175, using the postal address.

[15] In early September, Mustafa al-Hawsawi received a Western Union transfer of $26,000 from Atta, brothers Marwan and Waleed al-Shehri, and Banihammad.

[10] At some point, while both Flight 11 and 175 were on the Logan tarmac, Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi talked on their cell phones, confirming their final plan.

[10][20] During the FBI's investigation into the attacks, they learned from Ahmed al-Hada, the father-in-law of hijacker Khalid al-Mihdhar, that Banihammad was Emirati.