Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden, most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a Saudi militant Islamist and is reported to be the founder of the organization called al-Qaeda. He is a member of the wealthy bin Laden family. In conjunction with several other Islamic militant leaders, …

Ayman Muhammad Rabaie al-Zawahiri or closer to the original Arabic pronunciation al-Zawahri (born June 19, 1951) is a prominent member of al-Qaeda, and was the second and last "emir" of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, having succeeded 'Abbud al-Zummar in the latter role when al-Zummar was jailed for life in Egypt. Al-Zawahiri is a qualified surgeon, and is an author of works including numerous al-Qaeda statements. He speaks Arabic, French, and English.

Mohammed Atef (also transliterated as Muhammad Atef, Muhammed Atef, Muhammad ‘Āṭif and several other ways) (1944-2001) was the alleged military chief of the international terrorist organization al-Qaida. Among his known aliases are Abu Hafez, Abu Hafs, Abu Hafs al-Masri, Abu Hafs El-Masry El-Khabir, Taysir, …

Saif Al-Adel (or Seif Al Adel, or Seif al-Adl is one of the aliases of a certain Egyptian senior member of the al-Qaeda terrorist organisation. It is possible, but disputed, that he is a former colonel by the name Muhammad Ibrahim Makkawi (محمد إبراهيم مكاوي).

Abu Ayyub al-Masri (Translation: Father of Ayyub (the eldest) the Egyptian) (born c. 1967) and Abu Hamza al-Muhajir (أبو حمزة المهاجر Translation: Father of Hamza (the eldest) the Muhajir) are two pseudonyms of the same person according to an FBI wanted poster and the U.S. State Department.

Nazih Abdul-Hamed Nabih al-Ruqai'i alias Anas al-Liby (born March 30 1964 or May 14 1964), a Libyan, is under indictment in the United States for his part in the 1998 United States embassy bombings in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. His aliases in the indictment are Nazih al Raghie and Anas al Sebai. In the FBI and State Department wanted posters about this individual, …

Fathi Shaqaqi, alternatively spelled Fathi Shqaqi or Fathi Shiqaqi was the Palestinian who founded and led the Palestinian Islamic Jihad organisation and the initiator of suicide bombings. He formed along with Sheik Odeh (aka Abd Al Aziz Awda) the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip during the 1970s, initially as a branch of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.

Thirwat Salah Shirhata is reported to be a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda. He is Egyptian and is reported to be Ayman al-Zawahri's deputy in the Egyptian Islamic Jihad group. He was sentenced to two death sentences in absentia in Egypt for connections to terrorist activity.

Hani al-Sibai, also known as Hani Mohammed Yusuf al-Siba'i (هاني محمد يوسف السباعي) and Hani al-Said al-Siba'i Yusuf (هاني السيد السباعي يوسف) is an Egyptian Sunni pro-terrorism ideologue who lives in London with the status of a political refugee. He is alleged to be one of the fourteen members of the "shura" of Egyptian Islamic Jihad.

Mamdouh Ismail is an Egyptian defence attorney and a former member of "the Jihad group" (later called Egyptian Islamic Jihad), who since the 1980's has represented various Egyptians accused of terrorism offences in Egypt. He was arrested himself on 29 March 2007 and is now accused of complicity in an "Egyptian project" of al-Qaeda, …

The Egyptians Adel Mohammed Abdul Almagid Abdel Bary and Ibrahim Hussein Abdel Hadi Eidarous have been in the custody of the United Kingdom since 1999, fighting extradition to the United States, where they are wanted in connection with the 1998 United States embassy bombings. The Saudi Khalid al-Fawwaz was arrested earlier and is in a similar situation. On a return trip from the United States to Egypt via the UK in 1991, Abdel Bary applied for political asylum.

The Egyptian Ali Sayyid Muhamed Mustafa al-Bakri alias Abdul-Aziz al-Masri is a member of "majlis al-shura" (leadership) of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda, and a former member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, from which he migrated to al-Qaeda along with Ayman al-Zawahiri. Al-Bakri is at large, and the United States Department of State is offering up to US$5 million for information about his location.

Mohammed Zeki Mahjoub alias Mahmoud Shaker is an Egyptian citizen who entered in Canada in 1995 and gained refugee status in 1996, and was arrested in May of 2000 on a security certificate for alleged ties to three related terrorist organizations: al-Jihad (now called Egyptian Islamic Jihad), Vanguards of Conquest (a short-lived Egyptian group headed by Ayman al-Zawahiri), and al-Qaeda (headed by Osama bin Ladin, of whom Mahjoub is a former employee).

The Egyptians Ibrahim Hussein Abdel Hadi Eidarous and Adel Abdel Bary have been in the custody of the United Kingdom since 1999, fighting extradition to the United States, where they are wanted in connection with the 1998 United States embassy bombings. See also Khalid al-Fawwaz. In the indictment, Eidarous and Abdel Bary are accused of sending statements to several press organs shortly after the bombings, claiming to represent the people responsible.

Ali Mohamed did not waste any time. During his 1985 flight into the United States, he charmed his way into the good graces of a passenger, a California woman, whom he soon married, setting him on the road to obtaining U.S. citizenship. In 1986, Mohamed enlisted in the U.S. Army and was transferred to Ft. Bragg’s JFK Special Warfare Center. Over the next several years, he stole many top-secret documents, including weapons manuals and bomb-making manuals.