List of al-Qaeda members

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 has currently had two general emirs (Arabic: أمير الجنريل, romanized: amīr al-janrīl), Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Al-Qaeda Central (AQC)
NameRankStatusRef.
Abdullah Yusuf AzzamCo-founderKilled in 1989.[1]

Mohammed Atef		Military plannerKilled in 2001.[2]

Osama bin Laden		First General EmirKilled in 2011.[3]

Ayman al-Zawahiri		Second General EmirKilled in 2022.[3][4]

Saif al-Adel		Supreme Commander and strategist of al-Qaeda armyCurrent head of military shura.[5]

Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah		Operational plannerKilled in 2020.[6][7]

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

Other individuals
NameRankStatusRef.
UnknownCaptured in 2023.[9]
UnknownDied from a gun wound in Homs, Syria in 2013.[10]
Killed in 2015.[11]
Leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic MaghrebKilled in 2020.[12]
Leader of al-Qaeda in the Indian SubcontinentKilled in 2019.[13]
Fazul Abdullah MohammedLeader of al-Qaeda in East AfricaKilled in 2011.[14]
Hamza bin LadenFighterKilled in an air strike during the first two years of the Trump administration.[15][16]

See also

References
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  2. "Atef Death Would Be A Major Blow". ABC News. 16 November 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. "Who Is Bin Laden? - A Biography Of Osama Bin Laden - Hunting for bin Laden". Frontline. PBS. WGBH Educational Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. "US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan". CNN. August 2022.
  5. Weisfuse, Ari R. (March 2016). "The Last Hope for the al-Qa'ida Old Guard? A Profile of Saif al-'Adl". CTC Sentinel. United States Military Academy at West Point. 9 (3). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  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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  8. Burke, Jason (23 April 2015). "Adam Gadahn: California death metal fan who rose quickly in al-Qaida's ranks". the Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  9. King, Laura; Rodriguez, Alex (19 February 2010). "Afghan Taliban 'shadow governor' is captured in Pakistan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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)
  13. "US air strikes kill UP terrorist heading al-Qaida in Indian Subcontinent". Times of India. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  14. "Fazul Abdullah Mohammed 'killed in Somalia'". BBC News Online. BBC Online. BBC. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  15. Gonzales, Richard (31 July 2019). "Hamza Bin Laden, Son Of Osama Bin Laden, Is Reported Dead". NPR. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  16. "Hamza Bin Laden 'killed in air strike'". BBC News Online. BBC Online. BBC. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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