| Direct Associations |
|---|
| Name | Relationship | Link(s) | Earliest
Associated |
|---|
 Osama bin Laden | Supervisor | Al-Qaeda
Wadi al Aqiq
Al-Qaeda majlis al shura
Founders meet and form al-Qaeda
Osama bin Laden at Areen Guesthouse
Al-Qaeda gains first members
Essam al-Ridi meets with Osama bin Laden
Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl steals from al-Qaeda
East African Embassy Bombings
| Aug. 17, 1988 |
| Muqadem Abdul Baset Hamza | Associate | Al-Qaeda members visit chemical warfare research lab
| Late 1993 |
| They provided a radio for al-Qaeda in Sudan. |
| Abu Habib Tunisi | Associate | | |
| Wadih El Hage | Associate | Wadi al Aqiq
Essam al-Ridi meets with Osama bin Laden
Abu Ibrahim sends El Hage money
East African Embassy Bombings
| 1989 |
| Enaam Arnaout | Associate | Benevolence International Foundation
| 1988 |
| Abu Rida al Suri | Same Group | Al Hijra
Benevolence International Foundation
Osama bin Laden sends group to scout Sudan
Al-Qaeda members visit chemical warfare research lab
Al-Qaeda tries to buy uranium in Sudan
| 1990 |
| Abu Hammam al Saudi | Same Group | Al Hijra
Osama bin Laden sends group to scout Sudan
| 1990 |
| Abu Hassan al Sudani | Same Group | Al Hijra
Osama bin Laden sends group to scout Sudan
| 1990 |
 Doctor Sharif al Din Ali Mukhtar | Same Group | Al Hijra
| |
| Ayman al-Zawahiri | Same Group | Al-Qaeda Fatwah Committee
Al-Qaeda majlis al shura
Al-Qaeda gains first members
East African Embassy Bombings
| |
| Doctor Fadhl el Masry | Same Group | Al-Qaeda Fatwah Committee
Al-Qaeda gains first members
| |
| Abu Faraj al-Yemeni | Same Group | Al-Qaeda Fatwah Committee
Al-Qaeda majlis al shura
Al-Qaeda gains first members
Senior al-Qaeda leaders discuss early fatwah against US
| Late 1992 |
| Saad al-Sharif | Same Group | Al-Qaeda Fatwah Committee
Senior al-Qaeda leaders discuss early fatwah against US
Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl steals from al-Qaeda
| Late 1992 |
| Abu Qutada | Same Group | Al-Qaeda Fatwah Committee
| |
| Abu Mohamed el Masry Saad al Sharif | Same Group | Al-Qaeda Fatwah Committee
| |
| Saif al Islam el Masry | Same Group | Benevolence International Foundation
| |
| Adel Batterjee | Same Group | Benevolence International Foundation
| |
| Mohammed Atef | Same Group | Al-Qaeda majlis al shura
Al-Qaeda gains first members
Essam al-Ridi meets with Osama bin Laden
East African Embassy Bombings
| Early 1993 |
| Saif al-Adel | Same Group | Al-Qaeda majlis al shura
East African Embassy Bombings
| |
| Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah | Same Group | Al-Qaeda majlis al shura
East African Embassy Bombings
| |
| Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri | Same Event | Founders meet and form al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda gains first members
Essam al-Ridi meets with Osama bin Laden
| Aug. 17, 1988 |
| Wael Julaidan | Same Event | Founders meet and form al-Qaeda
| Aug. 17, 1988 |
| Abu Nofal al-Saudi | Same Event | Osama bin Laden at Areen Guesthouse
| Winter 1989 |
| Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl | Same Event | Osama bin Laden at Areen Guesthouse
Al-Qaeda gains first members
Senior al-Qaeda leaders discuss early fatwah against US
Al-Qaeda members visit chemical warfare research lab
Al-Qaeda tries to buy uranium in Sudan
Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl steals from al-Qaeda
| Winter 1989 |
| Essam al-Ridi | Same Event | Essam al-Ridi meets with Osama bin Laden
| Early 1993 |
| Amin Abdel Marouf | Same Event | Al-Qaeda members visit chemical warfare research lab
| Late 1993 |
| Abu Fadhl al-Makkee | Same Event | Al-Qaeda tries to buy uranium in Sudan
Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl steals from al-Qaeda
| Late 1993 |
| Abu Dijana al Yemeni | Same Event | Al-Qaeda tries to buy uranium in Sudan
Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl steals from al-Qaeda
| Late 1993 |
| Salah Abdel al Mobruk | Same Event | Al-Qaeda tries to buy uranium in Sudan
| Late 1993 |
| Al Fadl Al Shahideen | Same Event | Al-Qaeda tries to buy uranium in Sudan
| Late 1993 |
| Basheer | Same Event | Al-Qaeda tries to buy uranium in Sudan
| Late 1993 |
| Abu Musab al Suri | Same Event | Al-Qaeda tries to buy uranium in Sudan
| Late 1993 |
| Ihsan el Madani | Same Event | Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl steals from al-Qaeda
| Summer 1995 |
| Khalfan Khamis Mohamed | Same Event | Mamdouh Mahmud Salim attacks prison guard
East African Embassy Bombings
| Nov. 1, 2000 |
| Indirect Associations |
|---|
 Abu Ayoub al-Iraqi | Indirect | Al-Qaeda gains first members
| Late 1989 |
| Doctor Abdallah Izzildine | Indirect | Al-Qaeda gains first members
| Late 1989 |
| Abu Musab al Saudi | Indirect | Al-Qaeda gains first members
| Late 1989 |
| Abu Burhan al-Iraqi | Indirect | Al-Qaeda gains first members
| Late 1989 |
| Azzam | Indirect | East African Embassy Bombings
| Aug. 7, 1998 |
| Fazul Abdullah Mohammed | Indirect | East African Embassy Bombings
| Aug. 7, 1998 |
| Mustafa Mohammed Fadhil | Indirect | East African Embassy Bombings
| Aug. 7, 1998 |
| Mohamed Sadeek Odeh | Indirect | East African Embassy Bombings
| Aug. 7, 1998 |
| Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali | Indirect | East African Embassy Bombings
| Aug. 7, 1998 |
| Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam | Indirect | East African Embassy Bombings
| Aug. 7, 1998 |
| Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani | Indirect | East African Embassy Bombings
| Aug. 7, 1998 |
| Hamden Khalif Allah Awad | Indirect | East African Embassy Bombings
| Aug. 7, 1998 |
| Mushin Musa Matwalli Atwah | Indirect | East African Embassy Bombings
| Aug. 7, 1998 |
| Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali | Indirect | East African Embassy Bombings
| Aug. 7, 1998 |
| Direct Associations describe relationships in which the two are believed to have had a personal relationship. Indirect associations are those who are connected through an event or group, but it is not established in sources that they ever had direct contact. |
