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Osama bin Laden

This individual was a founding member and the leader of al-Qaeda. He was born and raised in Saudi Arabia by an extremely wealthy family and shared a close relationship with the Saudi royal family.

Ayman al-Zawahiri

This Egyptian doctor and Islamist extremist is considered the ideological mind behind al-Qaeda and was chosen as the group’s leader after the death of the man who orchestrated 9/11.

Sayyid Qutb

This individual was an Egyptian teacher and bureaucrat. He sought the overthrow of the secular Egyptian government and justified violence against it through his “takfiri” ideology.

John O'Neill

This FBI agent and head of the Bureau's counterterrorism efforts in the years leading up to 9/11 was one of few officials who understood the threat of terrorist groups like al-Qaeda. He resigned from the FBI and became the chief of security at the World Trade Center in New York City, where...

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