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Nasir al-Wuhayshi

1976 - 2015

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Nasir Abdel Karim al-Wuhayshi (Arabic: ناصر عبد الكريم الوحيشي Nasir ʿbd al-Karim al-Wahishi; also transliterated as Naser al-Wahishi, Nasser al-Wuhayshi) alias Abu Basir, (1 October 1976 – 12 June 2015) was a Yemeni Islamist, who served as the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Both Saudi Arabia and Yemen considered al-Wuhayshi to be among their most wanted fugitives. In October 2014, the US State Department increased the reward for any information leading to the capture or killing of al-Wuhayshi to US$10 million, the same as ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Wuhayshi was killed in a US drone strike in Hadhramaut Governorate of Yemen on 12 June 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Nasir al-Wuhayshi is the 287th most popular extremist, the 38th most popular biography from Yemen and the 2nd most popular Yemeni Extremist.

Nasir al-Wuhayshi was a prominent Yemeni al-Qaeda member known for serving as the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and for his role in coordinating terrorist activities in Yemen. He was also notable for his close ties to Osama bin Laden and for his involvement in the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack planning.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Nasir al-Wuhayshi ranks 287 out of 283. Before him are Mohand al-Shehri, Baitullah Mehsud, Nawaf al-Hazmi, Seung-Hui Cho, Hamza al-Ghamdi, and Satam al-Suqami. After him are Beverley Allitt, Qasim al-Raymi, Mohammed Bijeh, Ronald Dominique, Waleed al-Shehri, and Fayez Banihammad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Nasir al-Wuhayshi ranks 705. Before him are Mallika Sherawat, Pavel Derevyanko, Bradley McGee, Dimosthenis Tampakos, Daniel Fridman, and Daniel Komen. After him are Michele Frangilli, Enric Duran, Yegor Titov, Shelley Conn, Delio Toledo, and Susanne Ljungskog. Among people deceased in 2015, Nasir al-Wuhayshi ranks 570. Before him are Jasodhara Bagchi, Grace Ogot, Tahir Elçi, Anthony Mason, Chung Yong-hwan, and Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov. After him are Billy Casper, Claudia Alexander, Darryl Dawkins, Annarita Sidoti, Richard Bakalyan, and Sergey Sharikov.

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In Yemen

Among people born in Yemen, Nasir al-Wuhayshi ranks 38 out of 35. Before him are Khadija al-Salami (1966), Mohammed al-Houthi (1979), Saleh Ali al-Sammad (1979), Khaled Bahah (1965), Ramzi bin al-Shibh (1972), and Mahdi al-Mashat (null). After him are Qasim al-Raymi (1978), Ahmed Saleh (1972), Boushra Almutawakel (1969), Nujood Ali (1998), Keith Vaz (1956), and Ali Al-Nono (1980).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Yemen

Among extremists born in Yemen, Nasir al-Wuhayshi ranks 2. Before him are Ramzi bin al-Shibh (1972). After him are Qasim al-Raymi (1978).

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