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*[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=224_1179902611 Ayman Zawahiri Speaks About Mulla Dadulah]
 
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Shaykh Ayman Zawahri.jpg

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.[3] Another source indicates that his father's uncle, not grandfather, was the grand imam for Cairo's al-Azhar University.[4] The grandfather 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.[5]

Zawahiri later became a member of the Islamic Medical Association after studying medicine.[6]

Jihadi movement

Zawahiri was 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 Sheikh Osama bin Laden.

Zawahiri supports the establishment of an Islamic caliphate and Islamic unity.[7][8]

Videos

References

External links

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