Ayman al-Zawahiri: Quick Facts


Facts

Also Known As ʿAbd al-Muʿizz • Ayman al-Ẓawāhirī
Born June 19, 1951 • Egypt
Died July 31, 2022 (aged 71) • Kabul • Afghanistan
Role In London bombings of 2005 • September 11 attacks • USS “Cole” attack

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Saif al-Adel
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Mohammed Atta
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Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah
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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
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Anwar al-Awlaki
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George Metesky
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Timothy McVeigh
Timothy McVeigh
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Abū Yaḥyā al-Lībī
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Omar Abdel Rahman
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George W. Bush
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president of United States
Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the October 7, 2023, attack
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Muammar al-Qaddafi
Muammar al-Qaddafi
de facto leader of Libya
Black and white portrait of Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, known as Carlos the Jackal, wearing large dark glasses, a collared shirt, and a leather jacket.
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