Abd al-Rahman al-Maghribi

Militant career While studying in Germany, al-Maghrebi joined a group of Muslim students that grew increasingly radical and that later pledged allegiance to Osama bin Laden. The group, based in Krefeld, included Christian Ganczarski, who has been charged by the United States for his involvement in the Ghriba synagogue bombing.

In 1999, al-Maghrebi left for Afghanistan, where he trained at the Al Farouq training camp. According to the FBI, al-Maghrebi fled to Iran soon after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Al-Maghrebi is seen as a potential successor to Saif al-Adel as Emir of al-Qaeda.

Personal life Abattay is married to Ayman al-Zawahiri's daughter, Nabila. Abbatay was reported to be living in the Kabul house where al-Zawahiri was killed in 2022.