List of al-Qaeda members
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This is a list of current and former members of al-Qaeda, including its branches around the globe. Little is known about the leadership or members because of the secretive nature of the organization.
| Name | Rank | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Yusuf Azzam | Co-founder | Killed in 1989. | [1] |
| Mohammed Atef | Military planner | Killed in 2001. | [2] |
 Osama bin Laden | First Emir | Killed in 2011. | [3] |
 Ayman al-Zawahiri | Second Emir | Killed in 2022. | [3][4] |
| Saif al-Adel | Supreme Commander and strategist of al-Qaeda army | Current head of military shura. | [5] |
Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah | Operational planner | Killed in 2020. | [6][7] |
 Adam Yahiye Gadahn | Interpreter, spokesman for al-Qaeda | Killed in 2015. | [8] |
Other individuals
| Name | Rank | Status | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhannad Almallah Dabas | Unknown | Died from a gun wound in Homs, Syria in 2013. | [9] | ||
| Nasir al-Wuhayshi | Leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula | Killed in 2015. | [10] | ||
| Abdelmalek Droukdel | Leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb | Killed in 2020. | [11] | ||
| Asim Umar | Leader of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent | Killed in 2019. | [12] | ||
| Fazul Abdullah Mohammed | Leader of al-Qaeda in East Africa | Killed in 2011. | [13] | ||
| Hamza bin Laden | Fighter | Killed during the first two years of the Trump administration. | [14][15] |
See also
References
- ↑ Riedel, Bruce (11 September 2011). "The 9/11 Attacks' Spiritual Father". The Brookings Institution. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ↑ "Atef Death Would Be A Major Blow". ABC News. 16 November 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- 1 2 "Who Is Bin Laden? - A Biography Of Osama Bin Laden - Hunting for bin Laden". Frontline. PBS. WGBH Educational Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ↑ "US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan". CNN. August 2022.
- ↑ Weisfuse, Ari R. (March 2016). "The Last Hope for the al-Qa'ida Old Guard? A Profile of Saif al-'Adl". CTC Sentinel. 9 (3). United States Military Academy at West Point. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ↑ Goldman, Adam; Schmitt, Eric; Fassihi, Farnaz; Bergman, Ronen (14 November 2020). "Al Qaeda's No. 2, Accused in U.S. Embassy Attacks, Is Secretly Killed in Iran". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ↑ Hjelmgaard, Deirdre Shesgreen and Kim (12 January 2021). "Pompeo confirms No. 2 al-Qaeda leader killed in Iran, asserts Tehran giving 'home base' to terror group". USA TODAY. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ↑ Burke, Jason (23 April 2015). "Adam Gadahn: California death metal fan who rose quickly in al-Qaida's ranks". the Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ↑ Figueras, Amanda (27 October 2013). "Un absuelto del 11-M muere en Siria delante de uno de sus hijos". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ↑ Miller, Greg; Naylor, Hugh (16 June 2015). "Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen is said to be killed in U.S. drone stroke". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ Salaün, John Irish, Tangi (5 June 2020). "France says its army killed al Qaeda North Africa chief Droukdel". Reuters. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "US air strikes kill UP terrorist heading al-Qaida in Indian Subcontinent". Times of India. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ "Fazul Abdullah Mohammed 'killed in Somalia'". BBC News Online. BBC Online. BBC. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ Gonzales, Richard (31 July 2019). "Hamza Bin Laden, Son Of Osama Bin Laden, Is Reported Dead". NPR. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ↑ "Hamza Bin Laden 'killed in air strike'". BBC News Online. BBC Online. BBC. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
