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| − | Sheikh '''Ayman Zawahiri''' (born in 1951<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1560834.stm Profile: Ayman al-Zawahiri], ''BBC News'', September 27, 2004.</ref> or 1952<ref>"[http://www.ikhwanweb.com/Home.asp?zPage=Systems&System=PressR&Press=Show&Lang=E&ID=5180 An interview with Ayman Al Zawahri's uncle]", The [[Muslim Brotherhood]], September 15, 2006. </ref>) is the deputy head of [[Al Qaeda]]. | + | Sheikh '''Ayman Zawahiri''' (born in 1951<ref name="Zawahiri" >[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1560834.stm Profile: Ayman al-Zawahiri], ''BBC News'', September 27, 2004.</ref> or 1952<ref>"[http://www.ikhwanweb.com/Home.asp?zPage=Systems&System=PressR&Press=Show&Lang=E&ID=5180 An interview with Ayman Al Zawahri's uncle]", The [[Muslim Brotherhood]], September 15, 2006. </ref>) is the deputy head of [[Al Qaeda]]. |
==Islamic influences== | ==Islamic influences== | ||
| − | Ayman Zawahiri's paternal grand father was the Al-Azhar's Grand Imam. He used to play with him when he was young and strongly influenced him. Many others influenced the jihadi outlook of Ayman Zawahiri like Sayyid Qutb. | + | Ayman Zawahiri's paternal grand father was the Al-Azhar's Grand Imam.<ref name="Zawahiri /"> He used to play with him when he was young and strongly influenced him. Many others influenced the jihadi outlook of Ayman Zawahiri like Sayyid Qutb. |
Zawahiri later became a member of the '''Islamic Medical Association''' after studying medicine. | Zawahiri later became a member of the '''Islamic Medical Association''' after studying medicine. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *"[w:Ayman Zawahiri]", Wikipedia. | + | *"[[w:Ayman Zawahiri]]", Wikipedia. |
[[Category:Islamic clerics]] | [[Category:Islamic clerics]] | ||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 4 July 2007
Sheikh Ayman Zawahiri (born in 1951[1] or 1952[2]) is the deputy head of Al Qaeda.
Islamic influences
Ayman Zawahiri's paternal grand father was the Al-Azhar's Grand Imam.<ref name="Zawahiri /"> He used to play with him when he was young and strongly influenced him. Many others influenced the jihadi outlook of Ayman Zawahiri like Sayyid Qutb.
Zawahiri later became a member of the Islamic Medical Association after studying medicine.
Jihadi movement
Zawahirir became a member of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. After that he was jailed and later released.
He later became an associate of Sheikh Omar Abdul-Rahman, Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Azzam and Sheik Osama bin Laden.
References
- ↑ Profile: Ayman al-Zawahiri, BBC News, September 27, 2004.
- ↑ "An interview with Ayman Al Zawahri's uncle", The Muslim Brotherhood, September 15, 2006.
External links
- "w:Ayman Zawahiri", Wikipedia.
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