Ayman Zawahiri
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
- ↑ Profile: Ayman al-Zawahiri, BBC News, September 27, 2004.
- ↑ "An interview with Ayman Al Zawahri's uncle", The Muslim Brotherhood, September 15, 2006.
- ↑ "An interview with Ayman Al Zawahri's uncle", The Muslim Brotherhood, September 15, 2006.
- ↑ Profile: Ayman al-Zawahiri, Council on Foreign Relations, February 2, 2006
- ↑ "An interview with Ayman Al Zawahri's uncle", The Muslim Brotherhood, September 15, 2006.
- ↑ "An interview with Ayman Al Zawahri's uncle", The Muslim Brotherhood, September 15, 2006.
- ↑ "Zawahri appears in new video", Reuters, 4 July 2007
- ↑ Roger Hardy, "Al-Qaeda deputy sets out strategy", BBC News, 5 July 2007