KnowraAyman al-ZawahiriLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Ayman al-Zawahiri, each with the reason it gives.All 7Related 5Compared with 2Al-QaedaRelated: His Egyptian Islamic Jihad merged with Al-Qaeda in 2001, strengthening its leadership and ideological ties.Osama bin LadenRelated: Zawahiri was bin Laden’s closest senior partner and eventual successor.Abu Bakr al-BaghdadiCompared with: Al-Zawahiri's al-Qaeda rejected al-Baghdadi's unilateral expansion and claim to leadership.Salafi jihadismRelated: His writings and leadership connected Egyptian revolutionary jihadism to al-Qaeda’s global strategy.Abu Musab al-ZarqawiCompared with: Al-Zawahiri's 2005 letter warned al-Zarqawi against alienating Iraqis through attacks on Shi'a.Sayyid QutbRelated: Al-Zawahiri cited Qutb as an intellectual influence on his own militant trajectory.Egyptian Islamic JihadRelated: He led Egyptian Islamic Jihad and later became its most prominent advocate of joining al-Qaeda.