Aiman az-Zawahiri became a leading figure in the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, an Egyptian Islamist organization, and eventually attained the rank of emir.
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16 Facts About Aiman az-Zawahiri
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Aiman az-Zawahiri was imprisoned from 1981 to 1984 for his role in the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
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Aiman az-Zawahiri succeeded bin Laden as al-Qaeda's leader after bin Laden's death in 2011.
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Aiman az-Zawahiri has a maternal link to the house of Saud: Muna, the daughter of Azzam Pasha, is married to Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud, the son of the late King Faisal.
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Aiman az-Zawahiri has a younger brother, Muhammad al-Zawahiri, and a twin sister, Heba Mohamed al-Zawahiri.
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Aiman az-Zawahiri was held in Tora Prison in Cairo as a political detainee.
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Aiman az-Zawahiri's lawyer said he had been held to extract information about his brother Ayman al-Zawahiri.
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Aiman az-Zawahiri became both quite pious and political, under the influence of his uncle Mahfouz Azzam, and lecturer Mostafa Kamel Wasfi.
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Aiman az-Zawahiri is known to have written a leaflet explaining women's role in jihad.
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Aiman az-Zawahiri was often described as a "lieutenant" to Osama bin Laden, though bin Laden's chosen biographer has referred to him as the "real brains" of al-Qaeda.
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Aiman az-Zawahiri was active in operational planning and in driving tactical decisions within al-Qaeda.
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Aiman az-Zawahiri offered Iran information about an Egyptian government plan to storm several islands in the Persian Gulf that both Iran and the United Arab Emirates lay claim to.
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Aiman az-Zawahiri is believed to have smuggled $3000 to them, which was later confiscated, and to have given them a letter which the Russians didn't bother to translate.
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Aiman az-Zawahiri's death is considered to be the biggest hit to the terrorist group since Osama Bin Laden was killed in 2011.
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