Editing Ayman al-Zawahiri (section)

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{{Villain Infobox
|name = Ayman al-Zawahiri
|Image = Ayman_al-Zawahiri.jpg
|fullname = Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri
|alias = Abdul Mu'iz<br>Abu Muhammad<br>Abu Fatima<br>Muhammad Ibrahim<br>Abu Abdallah<br>The Doctor<br>The Teacher<br>Ustaz
|occupation = General Emir of [[Al-Qaeda]] (2011 - 2022)<br>Emir of [[Egyptian Islamic Jihad]] (1991 - 1998)
|origin = Maadi, Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
|skills = Manipulation<br>Propaganda<br>Knowledge of Islamic theology<br>Surgeon skills
|hobby = Making terrorist attacks
|goals = Carry on jihad against the USA (failed)
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Mass murder]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Arms trafficking]]<br>[[Assassination]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Persecution of Christians]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Ableism]]<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Acephobia]] 
|type of villain = Terrorist Leader}}
{{Quote|The Sheikh has departed, may God have mercy on him, to his God as a martyr and we must continue on his path of jihad to expel the invaders from the land of Muslims and to purify it from injustice. Today, and thanks to God, America is not facing an individual or a group, but a rebelling nation, which has awoken from its sleep in a jihadist renaissance.|Ayman al-Zawahiri}}
'''Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri''', MB BCh (Arabic: أيمن محمد ربيع الظواهري‎ ʾAyman Muḥammad Rabīʿ aẓ-Ẓawāhirī, June 19<sup>th</sup>, 1951 - July 31, 2022) was an Egyptian physician, Islamic theologian and leader of [[al-Qaeda]] until his death in 2022. He was previously the second and last "emir" of the [[Egyptian Islamic Jihad]], having succeeded [[Abbud al-Zumar]] in the latter role when Egyptian authorities sentenced al-Zumar to life imprisonment. His wife and three of his six children were killed in an air strike on Afghanistan by US forces in late 2001, following the [[9/11|September 11 attacks]] on the USA. 

From May 2, 2011 until his death, he was the leader of al-Qaeda following the death of [[Osama bin Laden]]. This was confirmed by a press release from al-Qaeda's general command on June 16<sup>th</sup>. After the 9/11 attacks the U.S. State Department offered a US$25 million reward for information leading to al-Zawahiri's apprehension. He was under worldwide sanctions by the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee as a member of al-Qaeda until being killed by a U.S. drone strike on July 31, 2022.