Who was Al Qaeda leader and 9/11 mastsermind Ayman Al-Zawahiri?

Called a mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the leader of Al Qaeda Ayman al-Zawahiri has been one of the most sought-after people by the U.S. for over

Called a mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the leader of Al Qaeda Ayman al-Zawahiri has been one of the most sought-after people by the U.S. for over two decades.

The Egyptian-born al-Zawahiri, a trained surgeon, was Osama bin Laden's No. 2 and took over Al Qaeda after bin Laden was killed in a U.S. raid in 2011.

He played a crucial role in the planning of the Sept. 11 attacks; he was indicted in absentia for the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people; and he is believed to have plotted the 2000 attack on the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors.

Ayman al-Zawahiri gives a eulogy for slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in this image obtained on June 8, 2011.AFP via Getty ImagesThe FBI listed him as one of its most wanted terrorist in the world, and a $25 million reward was offered for information.

On Saturday al-Zawahiri, 71, was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, President Joe Biden announced Monday.

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