Hyderabad, October 12, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
A 46-year-old Hyderabad-based IT engineer, Mohammed Yousuf Ali, died after an attack at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, where he was waiting with his family to board a flight to Madina for the next leg of their Umrah pilgrimage.
Yousuf Ali, who had been working in Riyadh for around 10 years, had called his wife and three children to Saudi Arabia about 10 days earlier to perform Umrah, a minor pilgrimage undertaken by Muslims.
According to information received by his relatives in Hyderabad, Yousuf Ali, his wife Sameera, their two sons, daughter and aunt were at the airport on Sunday. The family was waiting in the lounge for a flight to Madina when the airport came under attack. Debris reportedly struck Yousuf Ali, his family members and other pilgrims.
The engineer sustained critical injuries and was taken to a hospital, where he later died. The Indian Embassy in Riyadh confirmed the death of an Indian national in the incident on Sunday night.
His sons, Aman Ali, 18, and Wasi Ali, 16, were also injured. Aman underwent knee surgery, while Wasi reportedly lost three toes. Both are students in Hyderabad. Sameera and the couple’s 11-year-old daughter, Maryam, a Class 6 student, sustained minor injuries.
Relatives and friends gathered at Yousuf Ali’s residence in Mehdipatnam after news of his death reached Hyderabad. A relative said his last rites were likely to be performed in Riyadh.
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi urged External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to extend all possible assistance to the bereaved family. Owaisi said he was in contact with Yousuf Ali’s brother-in-law in Riyadh.
Another Telangana resident, Shaik Saeed, 42, from Kamareddy district, was injured in the attack. Saeed, who worked at a café at the airport, was reportedly hit by falling debris and admitted to King Fahad Military Hospital, where he was undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit.
The incident reportedly claimed 13 lives and left around 300 people injured. Eleven Indians were among those injured, according to the report.
In a post on X, the Indian Embassy said its officials had visited hospitals treating Indian nationals injured in the attack. It said one Indian had died, three were in intensive care but stable, two were admitted to regular wards, and the remaining injured Indians had been discharged.
The embassy thanked Saudi authorities for providing medical care and assured the affected families of all possible assistance.
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