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Shaykh '''Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri''' (أيمن محمد ربيع الظواهري, born June 19, 1951) is an | Shaykh '''Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri''' (أيمن محمد ربيع الظواهري, born June 19, 1951) is an Egyptian physician,<ref>[http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/ayman-al-zawahiri/view fbi.gov]</ref> [[Islam|Islamic]] theologian and current leader of al Qaeda.<ref name="BBC June 16 2011">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13788594 Ayman al-Zawahiri appointed as al-Qaeda leader] - BBC News, June 16, 2011</ref> He was previously the second and last "emir" of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, having succeeded Abbud al-Zumar in the latter role when Egyptian authorities sentenced al-Zumar to life imprisonment. His wife and three of his six children were killed in an air strike on Afghanistan in late 2001, following the [[September 11 Attacks|September 11]] [[Terrorism|terrorist]] attacks on the United States.<ref>Saad Abedine - [http://articles.cnn.com/2011-06-16/world/al.qaeda.new.leader_1_al-zawahiri-al-qaeda-statement-counterterrorism-official?_s=PM:WORLD Jihadist websites: Ayman al-Zawahiri appointed al Qaeda's new leader] - CNN, June 16, 2011</ref> | ||
As of May 2, 2011, he became the leader of al-Qaeda following the death of [[Osama bin Laden]].<ref>Juan Zarate, Chris Wragge - [http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=90051&sitesection=nydailynews&VID=23411239 Who now becomes America's next most wanted terrorist?] - CBS Early Show, May 3, 2011</ref> This was confirmed by a press release from al-Qaeda's general command on June 16.<ref name="BBC June 16 2011"></ref> After the 9/11 attacks the U.S. State Department offered a $25 million reward for information leading to al-Zawahiri's apprehension.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/zawahiri/profile.html Egyptian doctor emerges as terror mastermind] - CNN, accessed June 16, 2011</ref> | As of May 2, 2011, he became the leader of al-Qaeda following the death of [[Osama bin Laden]].<ref>Juan Zarate, Chris Wragge - [http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=90051&sitesection=nydailynews&VID=23411239 Who now becomes America's next most wanted terrorist?] - CBS Early Show, May 3, 2011</ref> This was confirmed by a press release from al-Qaeda's general command on June 16.<ref name="BBC June 16 2011"></ref> After the 9/11 attacks the U.S. State Department offered a $25 million reward for information leading to al-Zawahiri's apprehension.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/zawahiri/profile.html Egyptian doctor emerges as terror mastermind] - CNN, accessed June 16, 2011</ref> | ||