What is Saif al-Adel's current role?

He currently serves as the de-facto Emir of Al-Qaeda.

What is his nationality and background?

He is an Egyptian national and a veteran of the Soviet-Afghan War.

When did his work in this field begin?

His period of activity in this field began in 1976.

Saif al-Adel

Current de-facto Emir of Al-Qaeda

Person Human Q929300

Facts

20 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[10]
Date of birth: April 11, 1960, 1963^[4]
Place of birth: Egypt
Country of citizenship: Egypt^[5]
Occupation: jihadist
Position held: General Emir of Al-Qaeda^[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic, Egyptian Arabic^[17]^[18]
Allegiance: Egypt, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Al-Qaeda^[14]^[15]
Birth name: Mohammed Salah al-Din Zaida^[19]
Given name: Hitler^[13]
Member of: Al-Qaeda^[8]
Military branch: Egyptian Army
Military, police or special rank: colonel
Name in native language: سيف العدل^[20]
Native language: Egyptian Arabic^[6]
Participated in conflict: Soviet-Afghan War^[12]
Relative: Abu Walid al-Masri^[16]
Residence: Iran^[11]
Start of work period: 1976^[21]

🏷️ Also known as

en Saif al-Adel ar محمد صلاح الدين زيدان ar سيف العدل de سيف العدل de Al-Adel de Saif al Adel el Σαΐφ Αλ Αντέλ fa سيف العىل fr Saïf al-Adel he סייף אל-עדל ja サイフ・アル＝アデル ko 사이프 알아델 ko 사이프 알 아델 pl Sajf al-Adl ru Сейф аль-Адель sv Adel tr Seyfü'l Adl uk Саїф аль-Адель

🔖 Identifiers · 7

Described at URL: www.counterextremism.com, rewardsforjustice.net
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Saif-al-Adel
Freebase ID: /m/02868v
IMDb ID: nm14057766
JRC Names ID: 190615
Kinorium person ID: 6379974
NNDB people ID: 710/000031617

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🔗 Connections

Allegiance 3

Egypt, Al-Qaeda, Egyptian Islamic Jihad

Languages spoken, written or signed 2

Arabic, Egyptian Arabic

Chaired by 1

Al-Qaeda

Country of citizenship 1

Egypt

Given name 1

Muhammad

Instance of 1

human

Member of 1

Al-Qaeda

Military branch 1

Egyptian Army

Military, police or special rank 1

colonel

Native language 1

Egyptian Arabic

Occupation 1

jihadist

Participated in conflict 1

Soviet-Afghan War

Place of birth 1

Egypt

Residence 1

Iran

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Saif al-Adel was born on April 11, 1960^[1], in Egypt^[2]. He has worked as a jihadist^[3].

FAQs

Where was Saif al-Adel born?

Saif al-Adel was born in Egypt^[2].

What did Saif al-Adel do for work?

Saif al-Adel worked as a jihadist^[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Saif al-Adel — place of birth (P19): Egypt. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Saif al-Adel — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Saif al-Adel — country of citizenship (P27): Egypt. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Saif al-Adel — position held (P39): General Emir of Al-Qaeda. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Saif al-Adel — native language (P103): Egyptian Arabic. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Saif al-Adel — occupation (P106): jihadist. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Saif al-Adel — member of (P463): Al-Qaeda. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Saif al-Adel — residence (P551): Iran. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Saif al-Adel — date of birth (P569): April 11, 1960. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Saif al-Adel — date of birth (P569): 1963. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Saif al-Adel — participated in conflict (P607): Soviet-Afghan War. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Saif al-Adel — given name (P735): Hitler. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Saif al-Adel — allegiance (P945): Egyptian Islamic Jihad. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Saif al-Adel — allegiance (P945): Al-Qaeda. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Saif al-Adel — relative (P1038): Abu Walid al-Masri. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Saif al-Adel — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Arabic. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Saif al-Adel — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Egyptian Arabic. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Saif al-Adel — birth name (P1477): Mohammed Salah al-Din Zaida. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Saif al-Adel — name in native language (P1559): سيف العدل. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Saif al-Adel — start of work period (P2031): 1976. wikidata.org.

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