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Muhammed Atef

Photo courtesy of: FBI

aka "Abdul Aziz Abu Sitta"
aka "Abu Hafs Taysir"
aka "Abu Hafs el Masry"
aka "Abu Hafs el Masry el Khabir"
aka "Sheik Taysir Abdullah"
aka "Abu Fatima"
aka "Taysir"
aka "Abu Khadija"
aka "Abu Hafs"

Leadership: al-Qaida **RF1**, **RF2**

Egyptian national and cofounder of al-Qaida. Atef is a member of the majlis al shura and military committee and is the alleged second in command.**RF3**  He is presently at large, indicted for alleged connection in the East African embassy bombings.**RF4** Atef’s daughter is married to bin Laden’s son. It is believed that in the event of bin Laden’s capture or death, Atef will become al-Qaida’s leader.

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REFERENCES:

**RF1** United States v. Usama bin Laden et al., S (7) 98 Cr. 1023 (LBS), p. 34.

**RF2** "Hunting bin Laden: Who is bin Laden?" PBS Frontline (1999),

**RF3** Statements made by prosecution witness Ashif Mohamed Juma under oath in the Southern District Court of New York on February 14, 2001.

**RF4** FBI Most Wanted.

SOURCE:

Excerpted from Usama Bin Laden's al-Qaida: Profile of a Terrorist Network, by Yonah Alexander and Michael S. Swetnam. NY: Transnational Publishers, 2001.