1) Ayman al-Zawahri
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Is Ayman al-Zawahri al Qaeda's next leader, now that bin Laden has been killed? Many think so. A doctor who was born into a rich Cairo family, he has been bin Laden's No. 2 in the terrorist organization. "U.S. intelligence agencies believe Zawahri functions as al Qaeda's most important ideological leader, and perhaps also the main operational leader of the network's activities," the Council on Foreign Relations has written. It's believed that Zawahri is now in Pakistan. "He has long been al Qaeda's chief strategist as well; he's a natural successor" to bin Laden, says Hoffman.
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