Nasir al-Wuhayshi
Yemeni al-Qaeda member (1976–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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,[5] (1 October 1976 – 12 June 2015) was a Yemeni Islamist, who served as the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).[6][7][8] Both Saudi Arabia and Yemen considered al-Wuhayshi to be among their most wanted fugitives.[9][10] 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.[11] Wuhayshi was killed in a US drone strike in Hadhramaut Governorate of Yemen on 12 June 2015.[12][13]
Nasir Abdel Karim al-Wuhayshi ناصر عبد الكريم الوحيشي | |
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Born | (1976-10-01)1 October 1976[1] |
Died | 12 June 2015(2015-06-12) (aged 38)[3] |
Cause of death | Drone strike |
Nationality | Yemeni |
Other names | Abu Basir |
Known for | Founder of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Al-Qaeda |
Service/ | Al-Qaeda central (1998–2001) Al-Qaeda in Yemen (2001–2009) AQAP (2009–2015) |
Years of service | 1998–2015 |
Rank | Former Emir of AQAP |
Battles/wars | War on Terror |