List of al-Qaeda members

This is a list of current and former members of the al-Qaeda, including its branches around the globe. Little is known about the leadership or members because of the secretive nature of the organization.

This article contains incomplete lists that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding them with entries that are reliably sourced.

Al-Qaeda Central (AQC)
NameRankStatusRef.
Abdullah Yusuf AzzamCo-founderKilled in 1989.[1]

Osama bin Laden		First EmirKilled in 2011.[2]

Ayman al-Zawahiri		Second EmirCurrent Emir.[2]

Saif al-Adel		Supreme Commander and strategist of al-Qaeda armyCurrent head of military shura.[3]

Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah		Operational plannerKilled in 2020.[4][5]

Ibrahim Muhammad Salih al-Banna		Cheif of intelligence for al-QaedaKilled in 2018.[6]

Adam Yahiye Gadahn		Interpreter, spokesman for al-QaedaKilled in 2015.[7]

Other individuals
NameRankStatusRef.
Abu Reyan Al ZarkaziUnknownCaptured in 2010.[8]
Muhannad Almallah DabasUnknownDied from a gun wound in Homs, Syria in 2013.[9]
Nasir al-WuhayshiLeader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian PeninsulaKilled in 2015.[10]
Abdelmalek DroukdelLeader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic MaghrebKilled in 2020.[11]
Fazul Abdullah MohammedLeader of al-Qaeda in East AfricaKilled in 2011.[12]
Saad bin LadenFighterKilled in 2009.[13]
Hamza bin LadenFighterKilled in an air strike during the first two years of the Trump administration.[14]

References
  1. Riedel, Bruce (11 September 2011). "The 9/11 Attacks' Spiritual Father". The Brookings Institution. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. "Who Is Bin Laden? - A Biography Of Osama Bin Laden - Hunting for bin Laden". Frontline. PBS. WGBH Educational Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. Weisfuse, Ari R. (March 2016). "The Last Hope for the al-Qa`ida Old Guard? A Profile of Saif al-`Adl". CTC Sentinel. United States Military Academy at West Point. 9 (3). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. Goldman, Adam; Schmitt, Eric; Fassihi, Farnaz; Bergman, Ronen (14 November 2020). "Al Qaeda's No. 2, Accused in U.S. Embassy Attacks, Is Secretly Killed in Iran". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. Hjelmgaard, Deirdre Shesgreen and Kim (12 January 2021). "Pompeo confirms No. 2 al-Qaeda leader killed in Iran, asserts Tehran giving 'home base' to terror group". USA TODAY. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  6. "About 10 days after the assassination of one of the commanders of al-Qaeda organization, a Syrian commander of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham is assassinated • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  7. Burke, Jason (23 April 2015). "Adam Gadahn: California death metal fan who rose quickly in al-Qaida's ranks". the Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  8. King, Laura; Rodriguez, Alex (19 February 2010). "Afghan Taliban 'shadow governor' is captured in Pakistan". LA Times. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  9. Amanda Figueras (27 October 2013). "Un absuelto del 11-M muere en Siria delante de uno de sus hijos". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  10. Miller, Greg; Naylor, Hugh (6 June 2015). "Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen is said to be killed in U.S. drone stroke". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  11. Salaün, John Irish, Tangi (6 June 2020). "France says its army killed al Qaeda North Africa chief Droukdel". Reuters. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  12. "Fazul Abdullah Mohammed 'killed in Somalia'". BBC News Online. BBC Online. BBC. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  13. Karl, Jonathan; Cole, Matthew (23 July 2009). "CIA Kept bin Laden Son's Death Secret For Months". ABC News. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  14. Gonzales, Richard (31 July 2019). "Hamza Bin Laden, Son Of Osama Bin Laden, Is Reported Dead". NPR. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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