Ayman Zawahiri



Sheikh Ayman Zawahiri (born in 1951 or 1952 ) is the deputy head of Al Qaeda.

Islamic influences
Ayman Zawahiri's paternal grand father was the Al-Azhar's Grand Imam. Another source indicates that his father's uncle, not grandfather, was the grand imam for Cairo's al-Azhar University. The grandfather used to play with him when he was young and strongly influenced him. Many others influenced the jihadi outlook of Ayman Zawahiri like Sayyid Qutb.

Zawahiri later became a member of the Islamic Medical Association after studying medicine.

Jihadi movement
Zawahiri was became a member of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. After that he was jailed and later released.

He later became an associate of Sheikh Omar Abdul-Rahman, Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Azzam and Sheikh Osama bin Laden.

Zawahiri supports the establishment of an Islamic caliphate and Islamic unity.

Videos

 * Compliation of Jihadi clips showing Zawahiri and others
 * Ayman Zawahiri Speaks About Mulla Dadulah
 * Al Qaeda's No. 2 in new video July 2007