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Also Known As Ayman al-Ẓawāhirī • ʿAbd al-Muʿizz
Born June 19, 1951 • Egypt
Died July 31, 2022 (aged 71) • Kabul • Afghanistan
Role In London bombings of 2005 • September 11 attacks • USS “Cole” attack

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