| Importance | Very High |
 | Means of Death | Drowned in ferry accident |
| Date of Death | May 21, 1996 |
| Location of Death | Lake Victoria, off Tanzania |
| Affiliation | Al-Qaeda |
| Role | Second-in-Command6 |
| Supervisor | Osama bin Laden |
| Affiliation | Egyptian Islamic Jihad |
| Affiliation | Al-Qaeda Military Committee4 |
| Nationality | Egyptian2 |
| Nationality | Dutch2 |
| Alias(es) | Adel Habib2, Jalal2,6, Sheikh Abu Banshiri6, Karim6 |
| Alternate Name(s) | Abu Ubaida al-Banshiri |
| Rough Age at Death | 46 |
| Date of Birth | May 19502 |
| Place of Birth | Cairo, Egypt2 |
| Height | 6'1'2 |
| Weight | 170 lbs2 |
| Gender | Male |
| Description | Eyes: Black. Hair: Black. |
| History | Veteran of Afghanistan-Soviet civil war (1980-1989) |
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| Narrative and Notes |
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| Reliable | Al-Qaeda's second-in-command between 1991 and his death in a ferry accident in 1996.
After his death, he was replaced by Mohammed Atef as al-Qaeda's military commander.
He helped train Somali tribesmen who fought against U.S. forces in Mogadishu in 1993.
He served in the Egyptian police.
Imported exercise equipment into Nairobi in 1993.
Married to sister of future U.S. government witness Ashif Mohamed Juma.1,3,5 |
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| 1 Indictment, United States versus Osama bin Laden, Nov. 4, 1998. |
| 2 FBI Executive Summary, Status of embassy bombings investigation, Nov. 18, 1998. Posted online by PBS' 'Frontline' program. |
| 3 Jamal al-Fadl testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al, trial transcript, Day 2, Feb. 6, 2001. |
| 4 Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al, trial transcript, Day 4, Feb. 13, 2001. |
| 5 Ashif Mohamed Juma testimony, United States vs. Osama bin Laden et al, trial transcript, Day 5, Feb. 14, 2001. |
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