Ayman Zawahiri

Sheikh Ayman Zawahiri (born in 1951 or 1952) is the deputy head of Al Qaeda.

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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.

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.

External links

• w:Ayman Zawahiri

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