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Saif al-Adel

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Mohamed Salah al-Din al-Halim Zaidan (Arabic: محمد صلاح الدين الحليم زيدان; born 11 April 1960/1963), commonly known by his nom de guerre Saif al-Adel (Arabic: سيف العدل, lit. 'sword of justice'), is an Egyptian Islamic militant who is the de facto leader of al-Qaeda. Previously an Egyptian Army officer, Al-Adel fought the Soviets as an Afghan Arab before becoming a founding member of the al-Qaeda organization. He is a member of al-Qaeda's Majlis al-Shura and has headed the organisation's military committee since the death of Mohammed Atef in 2001. He is currently known to live in Iran along with several other senior members of the group. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saif al-Adel is the 122nd most popular extremist (up from 163rd in 2019), the 313th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 388th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Egyptian Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Saif al-Adel ranks 122 out of 283. Before him are Matteo Messina Denaro, Horst Mahler, Harold Shipman, Richard Ramirez, Anwar al-Awlaki, and Jack Unterweger. After him are Dokka Umarov, Kang Kek Iew, Rafael Caro Quintero, Kōzō Okamoto, Albert Anastasia, and Luciano Leggio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Saif al-Adel ranks 99. Before him are Leos Carax, José Maria Neves, Yannick Noah, Cathy Moriarty, Richard Ramirez, and Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais. After him are Sid Eudy, Mehmet Oz, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Craig Mello, Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, and Melissa Leo.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Saif al-Adel ranks 313 out of 642. Before him are Menas of Constantinople (null), Prince Rahotep (-2700), Isidore of Pelusium (370), Pope Anianus of Alexandria (100), Ahmose, son of Ebana (-1600), and Neferhotep I (-1800). After him are Hor (-1800), Adel Emam (1940), Pope Avilius of Alexandria (100), Herodas (-300), Eutychius of Alexandria (877), and Anastasius Sinaita (630).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Egypt

Among extremists born in Egypt, Saif al-Adel ranks 3. Before him are Ayman al-Zawahiri (1951), and Mohamed Atta (1968). After him are Omar Abdel-Rahman (1938), and Abu Ayyub al-Masri (1968).

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