“Tamer Elnoury
is not my given name.

It’s one of several aliases I have used throughout my career to infiltrate terror cells across the globe.

My job was to decimate al-Qaeda and ISIS from the inside out. To put my arm around some of the worst people on the planet, convince them that I was their brother in arms, then ruin all their plans of death and destruction…

…Without them ever seeing me coming.”

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Tamer Elnoury is a
former undercover
operative for the FBI.

The New York Times best-selling author of American Radical:
 Inside the World of an Undercover Muslim FBI Agent, Tamer
spent nearly two decades infiltrating and thwarting terror cells
in the United States and around the world.

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“I had to ingratiate myself with drug dealers, gun runners, murderers. I couldn’t do that using my moral compass. I had to make a human connection with these people and think outside of myself.”

- Tamer Elnoury

A CAREER IN
THE SHADOWS

An Arabic-speaking Muslim American born in Egypt and raised in the States, Tamer was trained by the U.S. government to become a weapon against terrorism.

Throughout his undercover career, he operated in the highest-stakes counterterrorism situations imaginable. During Operation Dire Wolf, Tamer and his team thwarted an international terror plot, saving hundreds of lives and leading to the arrest, conviction, and lifetime imprisonment of two terrorist masterminds.

An Arabic-speaking Muslim American born in Egypt and raised in the States, Tamer was trained by the U.S. government to become a weapon against terrorism.

Throughout his undercover career, he operated in the highest-stakes counterterrorism situations imaginable. During Operation Dire Wolf, Tamer and his team thwarted an international terror plot, saving hundreds of lives and leading to the arrest, conviction, and lifetime imprisonment of two terrorist masterminds.

MAKE YOUR CONNECTION

Tamer’s experience

MAKE YOUR CONNECTION

Tamer’s experience made him a master in the art of building and maintaining interpersonal trust—even with some of the most dangerous people on the planet. Today, he speaks to audiences in the corporate, legal, law enforcement, and political communities about the meaning and consequential importance of human connection.

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In the News

Inside al Qaeda: Living and working with terrorists

CBS News

Inside al Qaeda: Living and working with terrorists

“Tonight, an unprecedented interview with an undercover FBI operative who secretly lives and works among the terrorists of ISIS and al Qaeda. His name is a national secret. But in 2012, al Qaeda knew him as Tamer Elnoury…”

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Tamer Elnoury on C-SPAN’s “After Words”

C-SPAN

Tamer Elnoury on C-SPAN’s “After Words”

“Tamer Elnoury talked about his book, American Radical, about his experience fighting domestic terrorism in America. He is interviewed by Michael German, author of Thinking Like a Terrorist…”

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“Undercover FBI Operative Is Trying to Live a Normal Life — Even When He's Being Someone Else”

PEOPLE MAGAZINE

“Undercover FBI Operative Is Trying to Live a Normal Life — Even When He's Being Someone Else”

“When it’s time to go to work, it takes less than 30 minutes for Tamer Elnoury to “flip the switch” and become another person. And once he’s ready to leave his home, Elnoury is wearing the clothes and watch that belongs to his alias…”

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“How an FBI Agent Foiled an al-Qaeda Terrorist Plot”

Wall street journal

“How an FBI Agent Foiled an al-Qaeda Terrorist Plot”

“An alleged terrorist plotting to kill a train full of people is unknowingly driving with an undercover FBI agent. Suddenly, two disembodied voices can be heard near the dashboard. Agents in a nearby surveillance car who are supposed to be listening in on the suspect are instead unwittingly broadcasting their conversation to him…”

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KEYNOTE

Making Radical Connections

Keynote Video

From the underworld of the drug wars to the highest levels of international terror cells, Tamer Elnoury spent his life living and working in the shadows, mastering the delicate art of human connection.

In his stirring and groundbreaking keynote speech “Making Radical Connections,” Tamer shares key insights he learned and honed as an undercover agent, taking audiences on an electrifying journey that reveals the essential value of building and maintaining trust.

“Making Radical Connections” is an unforgettable story of duty, patriotism, and purpose that shifts audiences’ perspectives, supporting them in harnessing the power of meaningful connection in every aspect of their lives.

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Engaging for all audiences

“He had an audience of fifteen hundred on the edge of their seats the entire time. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

Pat Colligan President, The New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association

Unbelievable Courage and Focus

“I doubt that I will ever see a presentation like that again. What a story and unbelievable courage and focus…”

William Keep Former Provost, The College of New Jersey

Phenomenal Speaker

“What a phenomenal speaker! Obviously, he owes his life to his speaking skills…”

Taras Pavlovsky Dean of Students, The College of New Jersey

KEYNOTE

Your audience will learn:

  • What the world’s greatest undercover agents know about building human connections.
  • What counterterrorism can teach us about navigating challenges in life and business.
  • What it looks like to maintain professionalism in the highest-stakes situations.
  • Why diversity, inclusion, and unity are tremendously effective assets on any team.
  • What it takes to build relationships founded on trust in a complicated and changing world.

“Long-term undercover work requires real human connection. You can’t fake it.” - Tamer Elnoury

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Ready to Connect?

To inquire about Tamer speaking at your event, email [email protected] or 

* Please note that Tamer is available for only a limited number of engagements, and is unable to accommodate all requests.

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Ready to Connect?

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