Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri was an Egyptian-born physician and theologian who was the leader of the terrorist group al-Qaeda from June 2011 until his death in July 2022.
He succeeded Osama bin Laden following his death and was earlier a senior member of Islamist organizations which led attacks in Asia, Africa, North America, and Europe. In 2012, he called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners in Muslim countries.
Ayman al-Zawahiri was born on June 19, 1951, in Giza, Egypt.
Ayman al-Zawahiri death: How was Ayman al-Zawahiri killed?
Zawahiri was killed in a CIA drone strike in Kabul over the weekend, according to officials familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence.
After the September 11 attacks, the U.S. State Department offered a US$25 million reward for information or intelligence leading to Ayman al-Zawahiri’s capture. He was put under worldwide sanctions in 1999 by the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee as a member of al-Qaeda.
