David Vallat

David Vallat (1971 – October 2024) was a French jihadist.

Biography Born in Villefontaine in 1971, Vallat grew up in a multicultural neighborhood. At the age of 15, he learned Arabic and converted to Islam. During this time, he fell into delinquency, committing multiple burglaries and car thefts. He returned to France on 26 December 1994 and formed a jihadist cell in Chasse-sur-Rhône, which provided aid to the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria. He aided the Algerian terrorist , at the time stuck in the Netherlands, by forging him an identity document. His group was dismantled in the wake of the 1995 France bombings following a police search of his home, which revealed a large collection of weapons and material used for making explosive devices. He was freed on 18 December 1999. He later claimed to be "deradicalized" in prison and took history courses at Bordeaux Montaigne University, though he later abandoned his studies and became a locksmith.

Book Terreur de jeunesse (2016)