| Active Leadership | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Osama bin Laden Saudi Emir |
 Ayman al-Zawahiri Egyptian Deputy Emir |
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 Saif al-Adel Egyptian Operations |
 Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah Egyptian Operations |
 Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Jordanian Operations Killed June 7, 2006 |
 Abu Hazim al-Shair Yemeni Operations Killed March 15, 2004 |
 Saad bin Laden Saudi Operations |
 Abu Faraj al-Libbi Libyan Operations Captured May 2, 2005 |
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 |
Abu Khayr Al-Zawahiri aide |
Amin al-Haq Afghan Security |
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| Key losses during 2003 | |||
Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal Yemeni Logistics Captured Nov. 25, 2003 |
Ahmad Said al-Kadr Canadian Financier Reported Killed October 2003 |
 Hambali Indonesian Operations Captured Aug. 11, 2003 |
Abu Bakr al-Azdi Saudi Operations Detained June 26, 2003 |
Yousef Salih Fahad al Ayeeri Saudi Operations Killed May 31, 2003 |
 Tawfiq bin Attash Yemeni Operations Captured April 29, 2003 |
 Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Kuwaiti-Pakistani Operations Captured March 1, 2003 |
Mohammed Omar Abdel-Rahman Egyptian Operations Captured Feb. 14, 2003 |
| 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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