Who is Hamam Al-Hammami, co-pilot who stabbed Indian pilot & tried to crash flydubai plane?

Hamam Al-Hammami, co-pilot who stabbed Indian pilot Smit Machchhar and tried to crash the flydubai plane, is a 29-year-old Omani citizen born in UAE to an Omani father and Syrian mother, CNN reported. He reportedly spent considerable time in Syria, where he was influenced by extremist ideas. He was previously banned from flying in Oman amid concerns over radical views.