Ayman al-Zawahiri
Ayman al-Zawahiri (1951-2022), a physician of Egyptian origin, was the deputy leader al-Qaeda, until the death of its founder, Osama bin Laden, in 2011.[1][2][3][4] Al-Zawahiri assumed leadership himself, until his own death, in 2022.[5]
Born into a wealthy medical family, he trained as a pediatrician at al-Azhar University.[1]
In 2001, he produced “Knights under the Prophet’s Banner,” extolling al-Qa’ida’s strategy, which derives from a number of Salafist writers, and (most notably those of Sayyid Qutb) gives his framework of his interpretation of jihad. [6] He is a believer in the theological doctrine of al-wala’ wa’l-bara’, rejecting any alliance with other than strict Muslims,[7] and takfir, the destruction of infidels and apostates.
Al-Zawhiri met Osama bin Laden through Abdullah Azzam, in Pakistan.
Al Zawahiri was killed by a missile fired from an American unmanned aerial vehicle, on July 2022.[8][9][10][11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Douglas Jehl. A Nation Challenged: Heir Apparent; Egyptian Seen As Top Aide And Successor To bin Laden, The New York Times, 2001-09-24.
- ↑ Ayman al-Zawahiri – Rewards For Justice.
- ↑ Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List. United Nations.
- ↑ Youssef H. Aboul-Enein (March 2004). Ayman Al-Zawahiri: The Ideologue of Modern Islamic Militancy. Air University – Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
- ↑ J. David Goodman. Zawahri, Al-Qaeda’s New Leader, Praises Syrian Protesters, New York Times, 2011-07-29, p. A6. Retrieved on 2024-02-14. “In what appeared to be his first video message since succeeding Osama bin Laden as the leader of Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahri expressed strong support for antigovernment protesters in Syria, claiming that their movement to topple the country’s authoritarian leader was rooted in a wider regional conflict with the United States and Israel.”
- ↑ Brian Drinkwine (January 26, 2009), "The Serpent in Our Garden: Al-Qa'ida and the Long War", Carlisle Papers, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, p. 7
- ↑ Joas Wagemakers (Fall, 2008), "Framing the "threat to Islam": al-wala' wa al-bara' in Salafi discourse", Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
- ↑ Al-Qaeda Drone Strike Afghanistan: U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul Kills Top Qaeda Leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, New York Times, 2022-08-01. Retrieved on 2024-02-14.
- ↑ Live Updates: U.S. Drone Strike Said to Have Killed Top Qaeda Leader, The New York Times, August 1, 2022. (in en-US)
- ↑ U.S. kills Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in drone strike (en) (August 1, 2022).
- ↑ CIA drone strike kills al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan, August 1, 2022.