Ayman Zawahiri
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.[2] Another source indicates that his father's uncle, not grandfather, was the grand imam for Cairo's al-Azhar University.[3] 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. [2]
Zawahiri later became a member of the Islamic Medical Association after studying medicine[2].
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.[4][5]
Videos
- Compliation of Jihadi clips showing Zawahiri and others
- Ayman Zawahiri Speaks About Mulla Dadulah
- Al Qaeda's No. 2 in new video July 2007
References
- ↑ Profile: Ayman al-Zawahiri, BBC News, September 27, 2004.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "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
- ↑ "Zawahri appears in new video", Reuters, 4 July 2007
- ↑ Roger Hardy, "Al-Qaeda deputy sets out strategy", BBC News, 5 July 2007
External links
- "w:Ayman Zawahiri", Wikipedia.
- “Malicious Britain and its Indian Slaves” – An Audio Speech by Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri Produced by as-Sahab Media, July 2007
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