Hamood Ullah Khan
Hamood Ullah Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pakistan |
| Occupation(s) | Pharmaceutical sales representative (former), Madrassa teacher (after release) |
| Known for | Former detainee at Guantanamo Bay detention camp |
Hamood Ullah Khan is a citizen of Pakistan who was subjected to extrajudicial detention at the United States' Guantanamo Bay facility located in Cuba. He was assigned Internment Serial Number 145 during his confinement. Khan was returned to his home country on September 17, 2004.
McClatchy News Service interview
On June 15, 2008, the McClatchy News Service released a series of articles derived from interviews with 66 individuals formerly held at Guantanamo, featuring a detailed account of Hamood Ullah Khan.
Khan recounted that upon his arrival at the Kandahar detention center, he suffered severe beatings that rendered him unconscious. A confidential document obtained by McClatchy revealed that many detainees, including Khan, experienced intense physical and psychological abuse, resulting in enduring mental trauma.
He identified himself as working as a pharmaceutical sales representative in Afghanistan when detained. To mitigate harsher treatment, Khan opted to comply fully with prison regulations and was subsequently moved to camp 4, which housed detainees considered most cooperative. He also described observing an Arab detainee named Juma deteriorate mentally following repeated clashes with the guards.
Following his return to Pakistan, Khan remained under Pakistani custody for an additional nine and a half months. At the time of the interview, he was engaged in teaching at a madrassa.