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'''Ayman al-Zawahiri''' (1951-, a physician of Egyptian origin, | '''Ayman al-Zawahiri''' (1951-2022), a physician of Egyptian origin, was the deputy leader [[al-Qaeda]], until the death of its founder, [[Osama bin Laden]], in 2011. Al-Zawahiri assumed leadership himself, until his own death, in 2022. | ||
Born into a wealthy medical family, he trained as a pediatrician at [[al-Azhar University]]. | |||
He displaced [[Abd al-Qadir bin ‘Abd al-‘Aziz]] as leader of [[Egyptian Islamic Jihad]]; the two have accused one another of plagiarism. He also claimed that [[Jamaat al-Islamiyya]] joined al-Qaeda; while members may have done so, the leadership disavowed a merger. | He displaced [[Abd al-Qadir bin ‘Abd al-‘Aziz]] as leader of [[Egyptian Islamic Jihad]]; the two have accused one another of plagiarism. He also claimed that [[Jamaat al-Islamiyya]] joined al-Qaeda; while members may have done so, the leadership disavowed a merger. | ||
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 Ayman al-Zawahiri (1951-2022), a physician of Egyptian origin, was the deputy leader al-Qaeda, until the death of its founder, Osama bin Laden, in 2011. Al-Zawahiri assumed leadership himself, until his own death, in 2022. Born into a wealthy medical family, he trained as a pediatrician at al-Azhar University. He displaced Abd al-Qadir bin ‘Abd al-‘Aziz as leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad; the two have accused one another of plagiarism. He also claimed that Jamaat al-Islamiyya joined al-Qaeda; while members may have done so, the leadership disavowed a merger. While he is considered strategically and tactically skilled, his Islamist knowledge has been questioned. In 2001, he produced “Knights under the Prophet’s Banner,” extolling al-Qa’ida’s strategy, which derives from a number of Salafist writers, and (most notably those of Sayyid Qutb) gives his framework of his interpretation of jihad. [1] He is a believer in the theological doctrine of al-wala’ wa’l-bara’, rejecting any alliance with other than strict Muslims,[2] and takfir, the destruction of infidels and apostates. Al-Zawhiri met Osama bin Laden through Abdullah Azzam, in Pakistan. References
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