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According to American media, Al-Zawahiri The 71-year-old was killed in a drone strike, without causing any civilian casualties.
A leader is born Al-Qaida organization the late, in Egypton the nineteenth of June 1951, among a family that was classified among the middle class, kilometers south of Cairo.
According to an encyclopedia "Britannica"Al-Zawahiri was born to parents from two prominent families, but he grew up like his relatives in a medium described as"humble".
Those who know al-Zawahiri’s biography say that it was signs of extremism that began on him while he was still young. At the age of fifteen, he founded a group that bet on the overthrow of the state under the pretext of establishing "Islamic rule".
But Al-Zawahiri, who had early extremist tendencies, continued his studies, joining Cairo University, where he studied medicine and specialized in surgery, while he was keen to continue his clandestine activities.
Al-Zawahiri graduated in 1974, then served three years as a doctor, and between 1980 and 1981, he worked in the relief field with the Red Crescent Organization in Peshawar, Pakistan, where he treated the wounded in the Afghanistan war.
During his stay in Pakistan, al-Zawahiri was able to cross the border into Afghanistan on more than one occasion and was a witness to what was going on on the battlefield.
thorny path
Upon his return to Egypt, al-Zawahiri was among those arrested by the Egyptian authorities in connection with the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat in 1981.
Al-Zawahiri was convicted, at the time, of illegal possession of weapons and sentenced to three years in prison, and in 1984, he was released, and he stayed for a while and then left for Pakistan, and then to Afghanistan.
Al-Zawahiri became close to Osama bin Laden, who was in Afghanistan to support those fighting the Soviet Union, and in 1988, he witnessed the founding of Al-Qaeda.
In the early 1990s, Al-Zawahiri was behind the establishment of what was known as"Egyptian Islamic Jihad Group"which set its sights on the assassination of Egyptian officials, and even arranged an attack on the Egyptian embassy in Pakistan.
In 1992, Osama bin Laden left for Sudan, and Al-Zawahiri joined him there, but Khartoum was forced to expel the two dangerous elements under pressure from the international community.
In the meantime, ambiguity revolves around the moves loyal to Al-Zawahiri, as there are accounts that talk about his going to Europe and visiting countries such as Switzerland, the Netherlands and Bulgaria.
In late 1996, the Russian authorities arrested al-Zawahiri while he was on his way to Chechnya, and then he was imprisoned for six months, until his release, while it is said that the Russian police did not know his identity until after his release.
In 1998, Al-Zawahiri strengthened his link with bin Laden, and the relationship became more reliable until they stood behind the attacks of September 11, 2001, which changed many events in the contemporary world.
Gradually, al-Zawahiri became the spokesman for al-Qaeda. He was the spokesman who expressed the position on the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.
After Osama bin Laden was killed in an operation in Pakistan in 2011, al-Zawahiri assumed the leadership of the militants, while the US authorities were offering a generous reward of $25 million for information leading to his arrest.
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According to American media, Al-Zawahiri The 71-year-old was killed in a drone strike, without causing any civilian casualties.
A leader is born Al-Qaida organization the late, in Egypton the nineteenth of June 1951, among a family that was classified among the middle class, kilometers south of Cairo.
According to Encyclopedia Britannica, Al-Zawahiri was born to parents from two prominent families, but he grew up like his relatives in a medium described as “modest.”
Those familiar with al-Zawahiri’s biography say that he was a sign of extremism that began when he was still young. At the age of fifteen, he founded a group that bet on the overthrow of the state under the pretext of establishing an “Islamic government.”
But Al-Zawahiri, who had early extremist tendencies, continued his studies, joining Cairo University, where he studied medicine and specialized in surgery, while he was keen to continue his clandestine activities.
Al-Zawahiri graduated in 1974, then served three years as a doctor, and between 1980 and 1981, he worked in the relief field with the Red Crescent Organization in Peshawar, Pakistan, where he treated the wounded in the Afghanistan war.
During his stay in Pakistan, al-Zawahiri was able to cross the border into Afghanistan on more than one occasion and was a witness to what was going on on the battlefield.
thorny path
Upon his return to Egypt, al-Zawahiri was among those arrested by the Egyptian authorities in connection with the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat in 1981.
Al-Zawahiri was convicted, at the time, of illegal possession of weapons and sentenced to three years in prison, and in 1984, he was released, and he stayed for a while and then left for Pakistan, and then to Afghanistan.
Al-Zawahiri became close to Osama bin Laden, who was in Afghanistan to support those fighting the Soviet Union, and in 1988, he witnessed the founding of Al-Qaeda.
In the early 1990s, al-Zawahiri was behind the establishment of what was known as the “Egyptian Islamic Jihad Group”, which set its sights on the assassination of Egyptian officials, and even arranged an attack on the Egyptian embassy in Pakistan.
In 1992, Osama bin Laden left for Sudan, and Al-Zawahiri joined him there, but Khartoum was forced to expel the two dangerous elements under pressure from the international community.
In the meantime, ambiguity revolves around the moves loyal to Al-Zawahiri, as there are accounts that talk about his going to Europe and visiting countries such as Switzerland, the Netherlands and Bulgaria.
In late 1996, the Russian authorities arrested al-Zawahiri while he was on his way to Chechnya, and then he was imprisoned for six months, until his release, while it is said that the Russian police did not know his identity until after his release.
In 1998, Al-Zawahiri strengthened his link with bin Laden, and the relationship became more reliable until they stood behind the attacks of September 11, 2001, which changed many events in the contemporary world.
Gradually, al-Zawahiri became the spokesman for al-Qaeda. He was the spokesman who expressed the position on the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.
After Osama bin Laden was killed in an operation in Pakistan in 2011, al-Zawahiri assumed the leadership of the militants, while the US authorities were offering a generous reward of $25 million for information leading to his arrest.