Fayyad Ghazi was a Human male born on the planet Abo Dreth in 24,329 BBY. In 24,299 BBY, Fayyad left his home world and joined the Death's Tongue Militia. He immediately became an intimidating soldier to the DTM. His skills were unmatched in sword to sword combat and stealth. In the Raid in Benmossia, he was appointed senior captain of three squadrons of the militia. After the battle, the DTM leader Sabsa Junn, brought together Fayyad and nine other talented soldiers and appointed them the official DTM elite team, known as the Death's Knock Assassins. Fayyad was also appointed leader of the team because of his leadership qualities, combat skills and his expertise on stealth.