Changing his name from Stephen Cherono to Saif Saaeed Shaheen , he was reported to have received up to US $ 1 million to become a Qatari citizen .
Saif Saaeed Shaheen denied this .
Changing his name from Stephen Cherono to Saif Saaeed Shaheen , he was reported to have received up to US $ 1 million to become a Qatari citizen , although he denied this .