Abu Khayr al-Masri

Ahmad Hasan Abu al-Khayr al-Masri
أحمد حسن أبو الخير المصري
Deputy Emir of Al-Qaeda
In office
2015 – 26 February 2017
Preceded byNasir al-Wuhayshi
Succeeded byAbdullah Ahmed Abdullah
Personal details
Born
Abdullah Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Rajab Abd al-Rahman

(1957-11-03)3 November 1957
Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt
Died26 February 2017(2017-02-26) (aged 59)[1]
Al-Mastumah, Idlib Governorate, Syria[2]
OccupationDeputy leader of al-Qaeda
Military service
Allegiance Al-Qaeda (2011–February 2017)

Abdullah Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Rajab Abd al-Rahman (Arabic: عبد الله عبد الرحمن محمد رجب عبد الرحمن), known as Ahmad Hasan Abu al-Khayr al-Masri (Arabic: أحمد حسن أبو الخير المصري), (3 November 1957 – 26 February 2017) was an Egyptian al-Qaeda leader who has been described as the general deputy to al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AQ deputy killed2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2 Tahrir al-Sham fighters killed was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Treasury Designates Seven Al Qaida Associates". Treasury.gov. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ^ Rohan Gunaratna and Aviv Oreg, The Global Jihad Movement (London 2015) p 72
  5. ^ Rohan Gunaratna and Aviv Oreg, The Global Jihad Movement (London 2015) p 63

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