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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 | 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 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> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Portal: Traditional Islamic Scholars|Traditional Islamic Scholars]] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||