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Emir General
Osama Bin Laden
Known as "the prince" and "the
emir," is the most visible leader.
Born in Saudi Arabia in 1957, he is the
17th son of 51 children of Muhammad bin
Laden, who left bin Laden with a fortune
from the construction company he owned.
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Abdelmajid Dahoumane
Alergian with links to terrorist groups. |
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Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah
Egyptian national believed to be on al-Qaida’s
consultation council who was indicted (but
remains at large) for his alleged involvement
in the 1998 African embassy bombings. |
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Adel Mohammed Abdul Almagid
Abdul Bary
Heads the London cell of the Egyptian Islamic
Jihad and sits on the Advice and Reform Council
of al-Qaida; was convicted in absentia in
Egypt for an attempting bombing of a tourist
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Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani aka
Foopie
Tanzanian national indicted for African embassy
bombings. |
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Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali
Egyptian helped train Somalian gunmen who
murdered U.S. soldiers, he was indicted for
his alleged role in 1998 embassy bombings.
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Ali Abdelseoud Mohamed
Native of Egypt who is a naturalized U.S.
citizen, pleaded guilty to embassy bombing
charges. |
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Anas al Liby
Libyan who was indicted last year on charges
of conspiracy to commit murder and terrorist
acts and destroy U.S. defense installations. |
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Top
Lieutenant
Ayman al-Zawahiri aka “The Doctor’’
Egyptian co-founder and member of the religious
committee who is dedicated to the overthrow
of the Egyptian government. The leader of
the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, which was responsible
for the assination of Anwar Sadat and attempted
murder of Pres. Hosni Mubarak |
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Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam
Kenyan indicted for conspiring to kill U.S.
nationals at U.S. embassies. |
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Fazul Abdullah Mohammed
Kenyan allegedly prepared bombs for embassy
attacks. |
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Khalfan Khamis Mohamed
Allegedly assembled bomb used in Tanzanian
bombing. |
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Mamdouh Mahmud Salim
Iraqi who linked al-Qaida with groups in Iraq
and Lebanon as a group co-founder; worked
with Osama bin Laden’s front companies
but is currently in the custody of New York
authorities. |
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Mohamed Rashed Daoud Owhali
Arrested after he threw a stun grenade at
the security guard in front of the U.S. embassy
in Kenya. |
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Top Lieutenant
Muhammed Atef
Co-founder of al-Qaida who was indicted
for alleged connection to the African bombings,
he is believed to be Osama bin Laden’s
successor in case bin Laden is killed or
captured.
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Mohammed Saddiq Odeh
Jordanian arrested for role in embassy bombings. |
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Mohamed Ahmed Shawqi el-Islambouli
Brother of Anwar Sadat’s assasin who
was sentenced to death in absentia in Egypt;
lives in Afghanistan. |
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Mushin Musa Matwalli Atwah
Trained al-Qaida followers in Sudan, Pakistan
and Afghanistan; was indicted for role in
1998 embassy bombings. |
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Mustafa Ahmed Hassan Hamza
Egyptian who commands the Islamic Group, is
believed to have taken part in assasination
of Anwar Sadat. |
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Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil
A citizen of Kenya and Egypt allegedly invovled
in African embassy bombings. |
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Saif al Adel
Egytian national who sits on al-Qaida’s
consultation council and military committee;
was indicted for alleged involvement in African
bombings and believed to have been involved
in the killing of 18 U.S. soldiers in Somalia. |
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Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan
aka Ahmed the Tall
Kenyan believed to be involved in embassy
bombings. |
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Wadih el Hage aka the Manager
Personal secretary to bin Laden who allegedly
set up several front companies, he was arrested
but claims he is not a terrorist. |
