Saif al-Adel
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Saif al-Adel at an al Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan, January 2000.
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| Native name | سيف العدل |
| Born | 11 April 1960/63 Egypt |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 Egypt(1976–1981)  Egyptian Islamic Jihad (c.1980's) Al-Qaeda(c.late 80's to early 1990's–present) |
| Service/branch |
 Al-Qaeda(1981-present) |
| Years of service | 1976–1981 |
| Rank |
Colonel |
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Egyptian Army
(1976-1981)
Colonel
(1976-1981)
Soviet–Afghan War Somali Civil War
Mohammed Salah al-Din Zaidan, known as Saif al-Adel (Arabic: سيف العدل) (born 11 April 1960/63) is an Egyptian former military colonel, explosives expert, and a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda who is still at large. Adel is under indictment by the United States for his part in the 1998 United States embassy bombings in Kenya.
According to the indictment, Adel is a member of the majlis al shura of al-Qaeda and a member of its military committee. He has provided military and intelligence training to members of al-Qaeda and Egyptian Islamic Jihad in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Sudan, and to anti-UN Somali tribes. It is possible that his trainees included the Somalis of the first Battle of Mogadishu. He established the al-Qaeda training facility at Ras Kamboni in Somalia near the Kenyan border.
Adel was accused of being involved with Egyptian Islamic Jihad and attempting to overthrow the Egyptian government in 1987. After the charges were dismissed, he left the country in 1988 to join the mujahideen in repelling the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He is believed to have traveled to southern Lebanon along with Abu Talha al-Sudani, Sayful Islam al-Masri, Abu Ja`far al-Masri, and Abu Salim al-Masri, where he trained alongside Hezbollah Al-Hejaz.
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