Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
| Abdullah Yusuf Azzam | |
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| عبد الله يوسف عزام | |
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| Co-founder of Al-Qaeda (With Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri) | |
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In office 1988–1989 |
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| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Osama bin Laden (as General Emir) |
| Co-founder of Maktab al-Khidamat | |
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In office 1984–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1941 Silat al-Harithiya, Palestine |
| Died | November 24, 1989 (age 47–48) Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Nationality |
Palestinian (1941–48) Jordanian (1948–89) |
| Alma mater | University of Damascus |
| Occupation | Islamic scholar and theologian |
| Known for | Co-founder of Al-Qaeda |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam (Arabic: عبد الله يوسف عزام, ‘Abdu’llāh Yūsuf ‘Azzām; 1941 – 24 November 1989) also known as Father of Global Jihad was a Palestinian Sunni Islamic scholar and theologian and founding member of al-Qaeda. Azzam preached both defensive and offensive jihad by Muslims to help the Afghan mujahideen against the Soviet invaders. He raised funds, recruited and organised the international Islamic volunteer effort of Afghan Arabs through the 1980s, and emphasised the political aspects of Islam.
Azzam was a teacher and mentor of Osama bin Laden and persuaded bin Laden to come to Afghanistan and help the jihad. As the war drew to an end, they both established al-Qaeda. He was also a co-founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Azzam was killed by a car bomb while within Peshawar, Pakistan.
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam was born in 1941 in the Palestinian village of Silat al-Harithiya, about eight kilometres northwest of the city of Jenin in the West Bank, then administered under the Mandatory Palestine. Azzam is described by most of his biographers as being exceptionally intelligent as a child. He liked to read, excelled in class, and studied topics above his grade level.
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