List of al-Qaeda members
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.
Al-Qaeda Central (AQC)[]
Name | Rank | Status | Ref. |
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Abdullah Yusuf Azzam | Co-founder | Killed in 1989. | [1] |
![]() Osama bin Laden |
First Emir | Killed in 2011. | [2] |
Ayman al-Zawahiri |
Second Emir | Current Emir. | [2] |
![]() Saif al-Adel |
Supreme Commander and strategist of al-Qaeda army | Current head of military shura. | [3] |
![]() Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah |
Operational planner | Killed in 2020. | [4][5] |
Adam Yahiye Gadahn |
Interpreter, spokesman for al-Qaeda | Killed in 2015. | [6] |
Other individuals[]
Name | Rank | Status | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Abu Reyan al-Zarkazi | Unknown | Captured in 2010. | [7] |
Muhannad Almallah Dabas | Unknown | Died from a gun wound in Homs, Syria in 2013. | [8] |
Nasir al-Wuhayshi | Leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula | Killed in 2015. | [9] |
Abdelmalek Droukdel | Leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb | Killed in 2020. | [10] |
Asim Umar | Leader of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent | Killed in 2019. | [11] |
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed | Leader of al-Qaeda in East Africa | Killed in 2011. | [12] |
Hamza bin Laden | Fighter | Killed in an air strike during the first two years of the Trump administration. | [13][14] |
See also[]
- 055 Brigade
- Egyptian Islamic Jihad
- Islamic State
- List of Islamic State members
References[]
- ^ Riedel, Bruce (11 September 2011). "The 9/11 Attacks' Spiritual Father". The Brookings Institution. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Who Is Bin Laden? - A Biography Of Osama Bin Laden - Hunting for bin Laden". Frontline. PBS. WGBH Educational Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Weisfuse, Ari R. (March 2016). "The Last Hope for the al-Qa`ida Old Guard? A Profile of Saif al-`Adl". CTC Sentinel. United States Military Academy at West Point. 9 (3). 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.
- ^ King, Laura; Rodriguez, Alex (19 February 2010). "Afghan Taliban 'shadow governor' is captured in Pakistan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Amanda Figueras (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.
- ^ "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.
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