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Ayman al-Zawahiri أيمن الظواهري | |
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| Born | 19 June 1951 Giza, Egypt |
| Died | 31 July 2022 Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Cause of death | Drone strike (alleged) |
| Nationality | Arab |
| Political orientation | Jihadism Wahhabism |
Ayman Muhammad Rabi al-Zawahiri (19 June 1951 – 31 July 2022) was the leader of al-Qaeda from 2011 to 2022.[1]
Early life
As a doctor in Egypt, al-Zawahiri was convicted for a conspiracy that killed President Anwar al-Sadat.[1]
Death
Some reports claimed that al-Zawahiri died of natural causes in 2020.[1]
On 1 August 2022, Joe Biden announced that he had approved a CIA Hellfire missile strike that killed al-Zawahiri in Kabul. However, the Taliban never found a body and said that his house was empty at the time of the strike. The U.S. government had no DNA confirmation of al-Zawahiri's death.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-08-31). "Where is Ayman al-Zawahiri or His Body?" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-06-24.