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* Deputy leader of [[al-Qaeda]] (1998–2011)
* Leader of [[al-Qaeda]] (2011–2022)
* Mastermind of the [[September 11 attacks]]
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* Umaima Hassan
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| parents = Rabi' al-Zawahiri (father)<br>Um Nabila (mother)
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* [[Al-Qaeda]] (1988–2022)
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* [[War on terror]]
** [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]]
** [[Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
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'''Ayman al-Zawahiri''' ({{langx|ar|أيمن الظواهري}}; 19 June 1951 – 31 July 2022) was an Egyptian [[Surgeon|physician]] and [[jihadist]] who served as the leader of [[al-Qaeda]] from 2011 until his death in 2022.<ref name="britannica">{{cite web |title=Ayman al-Zawahiri |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ayman-al-Zawahiri |website=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref><ref name="abc_who">{{cite news |title=Who was Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan? |url=https://newsapp.abc.net.au/newsapp/2022-08-02/who-was-al-qaeda-leader-ayman-al-zawahiri-killed-in-drone-strike/101290566 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |date=2 August 2022 |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref> He was a co-founder and former leader of the [[Egyptian Islamic Jihad]] (EIJ) and served as [[Osama bin Laden]]'s personal physician and deputy.<ref name="un">{{cite web |title=Aiman Muhammed Rabi al-Zawahiri |url=https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list/summaries/individual/aiman-muhammed-rabi-al-zawahiri |website=[[United Nations Security Council]] |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref><ref name="cnn_killed">{{cite news |title=US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/01/politics/joe-biden-counter-terrorism/index.html |work=[[CNN]] |date=1 August 2022 |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref> A key ideologue of al-Qaeda, he was deeply involved in the planning of the [[September 11 attacks]] and was one of the most wanted terrorists in the world, with a US$25 million bounty on his head.<ref name="abc_who"/><ref name="biden_remarks">{{cite web |title=Remarks by President Biden on a Successful Counterterrorism Operation in Afghanistan |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/08/01/remarks-by-president-biden-on-a-successful-counterterrorism-operation-in-afghanistan/ |publisher=[[The White House]] |date=1 August 2022 |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Ayman al-Zawahiri was born on 19 June 1951 in [[Maadi]], a suburb of [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]].<ref name="abc_who"/><ref name="britannica"/> He was raised in a well-connected and affluent family with links to political, scholarly, religious, and royal elites.<ref name="abc_balcony">{{cite news |title=Al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri was a master of disguise who eluded capture for decades |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-03/ayman-al-zawahiri-mistake-cost-al-qaeda-leader-his-life/101291562 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |date=2 August 2022 |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref> His father, Rabi' al-Zawahiri, was a professor of [[pharmacology]], and his maternal grandfather was the president of [[Cairo University]].<ref name="washingtonpost">{{cite news |title=A closer look at Ayman al-Zawahiri |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/ |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=16 June 2011 |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref> His great-uncle, [[Muhammad al-Ahmadi al-Zawahiri]], was the grand imam of [[Al-Azhar Mosque]], one of the most important mosques in the Arab world.<ref name="abc_no2">{{cite news |title=Zawahri: Al Qaeda's No 2 leader |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-05-02/zawahri-al-qaedas-no-2-leader/2725862 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |date=2 May 2011 |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref>

As a student, al-Zawahiri was greatly influenced by the work of [[Sayyid Qutb]], an Egyptian writer and a leading figure in modern [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] [[Islamism|Islamic revivalism]].<ref name="britannica"/><ref name="kids_britannica">{{cite web |title=Ayman al-Zawahiri |url=https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Ayman-al-Zawahiri/488671 |website=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref> By age 15, he had established an underground cell dedicated to overthrowing the Egyptian government in favour of Islamic rule.<ref name="kids_britannica"/><ref name="abc_balcony"/> He was arrested at 15 for his membership in the extremist [[Muslim Brotherhood]] group.<ref name="abc_balcony"/>

Al-Zawahiri followed in his father's footsteps and studied medicine at [[Cairo University]], where he specialized in surgery.<ref name="abc_balcony"/><ref name="cbc_profile">{{cite news |title=PROFILE: Ayman al-Zawahri, al-Qaeda's new leader |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/profile-ayman-al-zawahri-al-qaeda-s-new-leader-1.1026296 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=6 July 2011 |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref> He graduated in 1974 and then served for three years as an army surgeon.<ref name="kids_britannica"/><ref name="cbc_profile"/> He eventually earned a master's degree in surgery in 1978.<ref name="cbc_profile"/><ref name="cnn_fastfacts">{{cite web |title=Ayman al-Zawahiri Fast Facts |url=https://us.cnn.com/2012/12/14/world/meast/ayman-al-zawahiri-fast-facts/index.html |website=[[CNN]] |date=14 December 2012 |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref>

== Egyptian Islamic Jihad ==
Al-Zawahiri became involved with the [[Egyptian Islamic Jihad]] (EIJ) in the late 1970s.<ref name="cbc_profile"/> The EIJ was an outlawed organization that sought to overthrow the Egyptian government and was responsible for the assassination of Egyptian president [[Anwar Sadat]] in 1981.<ref name="cbc_profile"/><ref name="kids_britannica"/> Al-Zawahiri was among hundreds of the group's members arrested in connection with Sadat's death.<ref name="cbc_profile"/> He was sentenced to three years in jail on weapons charges but was acquitted of involvement in the assassination.<ref name="cbc_profile"/> During his imprisonment, he was subjected to torture by intelligence officers, an experience that intensified his militancy.<ref name="kids_britannica"/><ref name="britannica"/>

After his release from prison in 1984, al-Zawahiri emerged as one of the top Islamist militants in Egypt.<ref name="cbc_profile"/> The following year, he travelled to [[Peshawar]], [[Pakistan]], and then to [[Afghanistan]], taking part in the jihad against the [[Soviet invasion of Afghanistan]].<ref name="cbc_profile"/><ref name="kids_britannica"/> He worked primarily as a surgeon, treating injured [[mujahideen]] fighters.<ref name="cbc_profile"/><ref name="abc_balcony"/> It was during this time that he first met [[Osama bin Laden]], with whom he became close.<ref name="cbc_profile"/><ref name="abc_balcony"/> The two are said to have struck up a close relationship, having come from well-educated, wealthy families.<ref name="abc_balcony"/>

In the early 1990s, al-Zawahiri assumed leadership of the EIJ.<ref name="britannica"/><ref name="kids_britannica"/> He ultimately joined bin Laden in [[Sudan]], which served as a base for the training of militants and for attacks on Egyptian targets.<ref name="kids_britannica"/> In 1996, he was detained in Russia for six months after attempting to recruit jihadists in [[Chechnya]].<ref name="cbc_profile"/>

== Al-Qaeda ==
=== Merger with EIJ ===
In 1998, al-Zawahiri's extremist faction, the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, officially joined with al-Qaeda.<ref name="abc_balcony"/><ref name="cbc_profile"/> He became a personal adviser and physician to bin Laden, and was seen as al-Qaeda's top lieutenant and right-hand man.<ref name="abc_balcony"/><ref name="cbc_profile"/> In June 2001, the EIJ and al-Qaeda formally merged.<ref name="britannica"/><ref name="un"/>

=== 1998 fatwa ===
In February 1998, al-Zawahiri co-signed a ''fatwa'' with Osama bin Laden and others in the name of the [[World Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders]].<ref name="abc_balcony"/><ref name="bss_afp">{{cite news |title=Qaeda leader Zawahiri: 9/11 planner and bin Laden successor |url=https://www.bssnews.net/international/75063/print |work=[[Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha]] |date=2 August 2022 |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref> The fatwa declared the killing of North Americans and their allies an "individual duty for every Muslim" to liberate the [[al-Aqsa Mosque]] in Jerusalem and the holy mosque in Mecca from their grip.<ref name="wikipedia_1998fatwa">{{cite web |title=Osama bin Laden |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden |website=Wikipedia |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref> He was one of five signatories to the fatwa.<ref name="bss_afp"/>

=== Terrorist attacks ===
Al-Zawahiri had central roles in al-Qaeda's most significant attacks.<ref name="bss_afp"/> He was indicted in the United States for his alleged role in the 7 August 1998 bombings of the US embassies in [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Tanzania]], and [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]].<ref name="un"/> These embassy bombings killed 224 civilians and wounded about 5,000 others.<ref name="un"/><ref name="biden_remarks"/>

He was also believed to have plotted the attack on the [[USS Cole (DDG-67)|USS Cole]] in [[Yemen]], which killed 17 US sailors and injured more than 30 others on 12 October 2000.<ref name="abc_who"/><ref name="biden_remarks"/> He was considered by many to be the operational brains behind the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref name="cbc_profile"/><ref name="abc_who"/> The September 11 attacks were only possible because al-Zawahiri coordinated the precursor plot involving the assassination of Northern Alliance leader [[Ahmed Shah Massoud]] two days before 9/11, which eliminated a key ally of the United States.<ref name="nato">{{cite web |title=Episode 51 – Sajjan Gohel Part 1: Doctor, Teacher, Terrorist |url=https://deepportal.hq.nato.int/ |publisher=[[NATO]] |date=December 2023 |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref>

=== After 9/11 and leadership ===
After the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, al-Zawahiri rebuilt al-Qaeda's leadership in the Afghan-Pakistan border region.<ref name="abc_who"/> He reshaped the group to become a decentralised operation, assembling networks of autonomous branches around the region.<ref name="abc_who"/> He was often seen as the face of the terrorist group, putting out constant streams of video messages while bin Laden was sheltered away.<ref name="abc_who"/><ref name="cbc_profile"/> He also played a role in the 2004 train bombings in [[Madrid]] and the 2005 transit bombings in [[London]].<ref name="abc_who"/>

Al-Zawahiri became the leader of al-Qaeda in June 2011, following the death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of US special forces in Pakistan.<ref name="abc_who"/><ref name="cbc_profile"/> He was widely regarded as al-Qaeda's de facto leader since bin Laden's death.<ref name="cnn_new_leader">{{cite news |title=Al-Zawahiri appointed al Qaeda's new leader, jihadist websites say |url=https://www.cnn.com/2011/06/16/world/meast/al-qaeda-leader/index.html |work=[[CNN]] |date=16 June 2011 |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref> During his decade as leader, al-Qaeda never fully recovered its prominence, as the aggressive [[Islamic State]] group took the lead in the jihadist movement, seizing large swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria.<ref name="bss_afp"/> Analysts described Zawahiri's leadership as more of an advisory board than a coherent, centralized command, though they noted he was just as dangerous for the United States.<ref name="bss_afp"/> He maintained allies with those, like the Taliban, who were turned off by Islamic State's tactics, which targeted fellow Muslims.<ref name="bss_afp"/>

== Ideology ==
Al-Zawahiri was driven by the belief that corrupt secular regimes in the Arab world ought to be replaced by regimes founded on [[Sharia|Islamic Shari'a]].<ref name="tandfonline">{{cite journal |last=Jacquier |first=James D. |title=An operational code of terrorism: the political psychology of Ayman al-Zawahiri |journal=Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression |year=2014 |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=17–35 |doi=10.1080/19434472.2012.754781}}</ref> He perceived the political world through a purely religious view.<ref name="tandfonline"/> According to his worldview, a global jihad movement was necessary, and he expressed particular hostility and hatred for the State of Israel.<ref name="amit">{{cite web |title=Profile of Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's Heir as Leader of Al-Qaeda |url=https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/ |publisher=The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref> He wrote over 70 statements, books, and other communiqués where he set out his vision for the Middle East.<ref name="crest">{{cite web |title=The Islamic State and Ayman al-Zawahiri's 'alternative jihad' |url=https://www.crestresearch.ac.uk/ |publisher=[[Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats]] |date=22 June 2017 |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref> In a 2008 book, he rejected a series of "revisions" published by prominent jailed Islamist thinkers that renounced violence, writing that it "serves the interests of the Crusader-Zionist alliance with the Arab leaders to drug the mujahideen and drag them away from the confrontation."<ref name="chinadaily_book">{{cite news |title=New al-Qaida book defends violence |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2008-03/03/content_6502495.htm |work=[[China Daily]] |date=3 March 2008 |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref>

== Manhunt and evasion ==
Al-Zawahiri was on the [[FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives|FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists]] list for years for the murder of US nationals outside the United States, conspiracy to murder US nationals outside the United States, and attacking a federal facility resulting in death.<ref name="abc_who"/> The US Department of State offered a reward of US$25 million for information that led to his apprehension or conviction.<ref name="abc_who"/><ref name="bss_afp"/> His whereabouts had been unknown for years, though he was rumoured to be in either Pakistan's tribal area or inside Afghanistan.<ref name="abc_who"/> There had been persistent rumours that he had died, but those were dispelled when a video released in April 2022 saw him praising an Indian Muslim woman for defying a ban on wearing a hijab.<ref name="abc_who"/>

Al-Zawahiri was a master of disguise who eluded capture for decades.<ref name="abc_balcony"/> He wore disguises and hid in caves and relied on a network of loyalists to stay alive.<ref name="abc_balcony"/> In 2014, he fled to Afghanistan as a result of "Operation Zarb-e-Azab" launched by Pakistan.<ref name="un"/>

== Death ==
{{main|Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri}}
On 31 July 2022, at 6:18 a.m. local time, al-Zawahiri was killed by a [[CIA]] drone strike in [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]].<ref name="abc_balcony"/><ref name="un"/> He was standing on the balcony of his safe house when an unmanned drone hovering in the skies over Kabul unleashed two [[Hellfire missile|Hellfire missiles]] in what US officials described as a "precise and calibrated strike."<ref name="abc_balcony"/> He was 71 years old.<ref name="abc_who"/>

US President [[Joe Biden]] announced the successful operation on 1 August 2022.<ref name="biden_remarks"/> He said: "Justice has been delivered, and this terrorist leader is no more. People around the world no longer need to fear the vicious and determined killer."<ref name="biden_remarks"/> Biden confirmed that al-Zawahiri had moved to downtown Kabul to reunite with members of his immediate family, and that no civilians or family members were harmed in the strike.<ref name="biden_remarks"/> The operation was authorized by Biden following weeks of meetings with his Cabinet and key advisers, and no American personnel were on the ground in Kabul at the time.<ref name="cnn_killed"/>

Senior [[Haqqani network|Haqqani Taliban]] figures were aware of al-Zawahiri's presence in the area, in "clear violation of the Doha agreement," and even took steps to conceal his presence after the strike, restricting access to the safe house and rapidly relocating members of his family.<ref name="cnn_killed"/> The US did not alert Taliban officials ahead of the strike.<ref name="cnn_killed"/>

== Personal life ==
Al-Zawahiri was married to Azza Nowair, with whom he had six children, including daughters Fatima and Umayma, and son Mohammed.<ref name="cbc_profile"/> He later married Umaima Hassan.<ref name="cbc_profile"/> He was fluent in English, French, and Arabic.<ref name="cbc_profile"/><ref name="bss_afp"/> He was identifiable by a prominent lump on his forehead, which was often visible in his video appearances.<ref name="bss_afp"/>

== Legacy ==
Al-Zawahiri's death was widely considered to be the biggest blow dealt to al-Qaeda since bin Laden's death 11 years earlier.<ref name="abc_who"/> However, some analysts noted that while al-Qaeda had not been able to replicate an assault like 9/11, that was also a "naive metric of success."<ref name="bss_afp"/> The strike carried important political and symbolic implications for the Biden administration and substantive ramifications for US counterterrorism strategy.<ref name="carnegie">{{cite web |title=What the al-Qaeda Drone Strike Reveals About U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan |url=https://carnegieendowment.org/ |publisher=[[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]] |date=2 August 2022 |access-date=3 October 2026}}</ref> His death raised questions about the future direction of al-Qaeda and the broader jihadist movement.<ref name="carnegie"/>

== See also ==
* [[Al-Qaeda]]
* [[Osama bin Laden]]
* [[September 11 attacks]]
* [[Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri]]
* [[Egyptian Islamic Jihad]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/most-wanted-terrorists/ayman-al-zawahiri FBI Most Wanted Terrorists: Ayman al-Zawahiri]
* [https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/08/01/remarks-by-president-biden-on-a-successful-counterterrorism-operation-in-afghanistan/ Remarks by President Biden on the Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri]

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