List of al-Qaeda members

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This is a list of current and former members of al-Qaeda, including its branches around the globe. Little is known about the leadership or members because of the secretive nature of the organization.

Al-Qaeda Central (AQC)

Name Rank Status Ref.
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam Co-founder Killed in 1989. [1]
Mohammed Atef Military planner Killed in 2001. [2]

Osama bin Laden		 First Emir Killed in 2011. [3]

Ayman al-Zawahiri		 Second Emir Killed in 2022. [3][4]
Saif al-Adel Supreme Commander and strategist of al-Qaeda army Current head of military shura. [5]

Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah		 Operational planner Killed in 2020. [6][7]

Adam Yahiye Gadahn		 Interpreter, spokesman for al-Qaeda Killed in 2015. [8]

Other individuals

Name Rank Status Ref.
Muhannad Almallah Dabas Unknown Died from a gun wound in Homs, Syria in 2013. [9]
Nasir al-Wuhayshi Leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Killed in 2015. [10]
Abdelmalek Droukdel Leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Killed in 2020. [11]
Asim Umar Leader of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent Killed in 2019. [12]
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed Leader of al-Qaeda in East Africa Killed in 2011. [13]
Hamza bin Laden Fighter Killed during the first two years of the Trump administration. [14][15]

See also

References

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  6. ^ Goldman, Adam; Schmitt, Eric; Fassihi, Farnaz; Bergman, Ronen (14 November 2020). "Al Qaeda's No. 2, Accused in U.S. Embassy Attacks, Is Secretly Killed in Iran". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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  9. ^ Amanda Figueras (27 October 2013). "Un absuelto del 11-M muere en Siria delante de uno de sus hijos". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  10. ^ Miller, Greg; Naylor, Hugh (16 June 2015). "Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen is said to be killed in U.S. drone stroke". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  11. ^ Salaün, John Irish, Tangi (5 June 2020). "France says its army killed al Qaeda North Africa chief Droukdel". Reuters. Retrieved 27 December 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "US air strikes kill UP terrorist heading al-Qaida in Indian Subcontinent". Times of India. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Fazul Abdullah Mohammed 'killed in Somalia'". BBC News Online. BBC Online. BBC. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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