Saifur Rahman Halimi (Pashto: سيف الرحمن حليمي) was born in Afghanistan, and became a legal resident of the United States.
[1] Following the arrest of bombing suspect Najibullah Zazi, and his father Mohammed Wali Zazi, the Associated Press characterized Saifur Rahman Halimi as Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's "chief representative".
[2][3] Mohammad Kargar, a man from Afghanistan who was living in Maine was tried for kissing his 18-month-old son's penis.
Halimi testified about the cultural background of Kargar's act when he appealed his conviction.
Newsday reported on October 14, 2001, five weeks after Al Qaeda's attacks on September 11, 2001, Halimi was a leader of one faction who were disputing control over New York City's largest mosque.