| Active Leadership | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Osama bin Laden Saudi Emir | |||
 Ayman al-Zawahiri Egyptian Deputy Emir |
 Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Kuwaiti-Pakistani Operations Captured March 1, 2003 | ||
 Saif al-Adel Egyptian Operations |
 Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah Egyptian Operations |
 Tawfiq bin Attash Yemeni Operations Captured April 29, 2003 |
 Hambali Indonesian Operations Captured Aug. 11, 2003 |
 Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Jordanian Operations Killed June 7, 2006 |
 Saad bin Laden Saudi Operations |
Shaikh Saiid al-Masri Egyptian Finance |
 Abu Hafs the Mauritanian Mauritanian Theologian |
Midhat Mursi Egyptian WMD Research Reported Killed Jan. 13, 2006 |
Abu Basir al-Yemeni Yemeni Bin Laden aide |
 Sulaiman Abu Ghaith Kuwaiti Publicity |
Mohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman Egyptian Operations Captured Feb. 14, 2003 |
Abu Khayr Al-Zawahiri aide |
Ahmad Said al-Kadr Canadian Financier Reported Killed October 2003 |
Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal Yemeni Logistics Captured Nov. 25, 2003 |
Amin al-Haq Afghan Security |
| Key losses during late 2001 and 2002 | |||
 Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri Saudi Operations Captured November 2002 |
 Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi Yemeni Operations Killed Nov. 3, 2002 |
Saif al Islam al Masry Egyptian Operations Captured, Summer 2002 |
Abu Zubair al-Haili Saudi Recruiter Captured June 10, 2002 |
Omar al-Farouq Kuwaiti Operations Captured June 5, 2002 |
Hamza al-Qatari Qatari Financier Killed Winter 2002 |
 Abu Zubaydah Saudi-Palestinian Operations Captured, March 28, 2002 |
Riyadh the Facilitator Yemeni Logistics Captured January 2002 |
Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi Libyan Training Captured January 2002 |
Abu Jafar al-Jaziri Algerian Logistics Killed January 2002 |
Abu Salah al-Yemeni Yemeni Logistics Killed January 2002 |
Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi Iraqi Trainer Captured January 2002 |
Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi Sudanese Financier Captured December 2001 |
Salem Ahmed Hamdan Yemeni Security Captured Nov. 24, 2001 |
 Mohammed Atef Egyptian Military Chief Killed Nov. 14, 2001 |
Tariq Anwar Ahmad al-Sayyid Egyptian Operations Killed November 2001 |
Muhammad Salah Egyptian Operations Killed November 2001 |
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| Current al-Qaeda leadership | |||
| Historical al-Qaeda Leadership | |||
Sept. 11, 2001 |
Aug. 7, 1998 |
1989 |
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| Key al-Qaeda Losses | |||
| Iraq Insurgency Leaders | |||
| Early al-Qaeda Leaders: Fate Unknown | |||
| Hezbollah Leadership | |||
| Leadership of Other Organizations | |||
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