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Mahmoud is the main antagonist in the Family Guy episode "Turban Cowboy." He is a Muslim man that Peter befriends while in the hospital and learns about Islam from. He is later revealed to be the leader of a terrorist cell that sought to blow up the Quahog Bridge.
He was voiced by Omid Abtahi.
Role[]
When Peter befriends Mahmoud, he agrees to convert to Islam, but not without Quagmire and Joe becoming suspicious of Mahmoud's intentions and setting out to break up the friendship. Mahmoud invites Peter to a Muslim get-together, but finds himself unwittingly involved with terrorists intent on blowing up the Quahog Bridge. Peter realizes that he has been duped and wants to drop out, but Joe convinces him to go along with it since he is already on the inside. As they go over the plan, Peter finds out that he will be driving the van but is caught when he reveals he is wearing a microphone. The guys hear as the bombing plan is rushed into action. Peter is held at gunpoint and forced to drive the explosives-laden van to the bridge. Peter tries to talk Mahmoud out of his plan but fails. Joe arrives in time to stop him and destroys the detonator by knocking it out of Mahmoud's hand. He is arrested shortly afterwards.
Personality[]
Mahmoud was initially described as a generous, spiritual, and insightful person on the outside. Underneath his pleasant demeanor, Mahmoud is actually a destructive, ruthless, radical, and scheming terrorist. After Peter had a skydiving accident, he ends up in the hospital where he meets Mahmoud and the two immediately become friends. Peter decides to learn more about Islam. Later that day when Peter was sitting at the Drunken Clam with Quagmire, Joe, and Brian, he tells them that he made a new friend named Mahmoud and invites him over to the Clam,.
Quagmire and Joe find Mahmoud odd at first, since Mahmoud isn’t interested in looking at other women since he already has a wife and he asks for a ginger ale instead of a beer. Also, Mahmoud has what Joe describes as a phone clipped to his belt. Mahmoud introduces Peter to Islamic culture and asks Peter if he feels interested in converting himself to Islam - to which Peter agrees. The next day, Mahmoud invites Peter to a Muslim get-together event. Peter decides to come and the event turns out to be a plan for a terrorist attack to blow up the Quahog Bridge. Peter tells Quagmire and Joe, who let Peter know that this is a terrorist operation and Joe has Peter wear a wire. The next day, when Peter is listening to Mahmoud's directions about the bombing plan, he finds out he will be driving the explosives van. Peter accidentally reveals he is wearing a wire and the terrorist cell holds him at gunpoint before Joe steps in and arrests Mahmoud and the rest of the cell. Despite all this, the bridge does accidentally get blown up.
