Al-Ayiri

Yusuf bin Salih bin Fahd al-Ayeri
Leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Succeeded byKhaled Ali Hajj
Personal details
Born(1974-04-24)April 24, 1974
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
DiedJune 2, 2003(2003-06-02) (aged 29)
Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Yusuf al-Ayeri (Arabic: يوسف العييري) or Yusuf bin Salih bin Fahd al-Ayeri (1974 – 2003; known by a number of aliases, including al-Battar—the Arabic name of one of the swords of Muhammad—conventionally rendered "Swift Sword" in English) was a Saudi Arabian member of Al-Qaeda, and the first-ever leader of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.

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