Hadi Matar

Hadi Matar

Defendant Hadi Matar arrives for his trial on charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault dating to an attack on Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie, at Chautauqua County Court in Mayville, New York, US February 11, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Man who stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie found guilty of federal terrorism charges

US-born Matar, who also has ​Lebanese citizenship, lived ⁠in Fairview, New Jersey, and was found guilty of attempted murder in a New York state court in February 2025.

Defendant Hadi Matar arrives for his trial on charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault dating to an attack on Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie, at Chautauqua County Court in Mayville, New York, US February 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Robert Frank/File Photo

Man who stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie guilty of attempted murder