Yusuf al-Ayiri
Yusuf bin Salih bin Fahd al-Ayeri | |
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| Leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula | |
| Succeeded by | Khaled Ali Hajj |
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| Born | April 24, 1974 |
| Died | June 2, 2003 (aged 29) |
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Yusuf al-Ayeri (Arabic: يوسف العييري) or Yusuf bin Salih bin Fahd al-Ayeri (1974 – 2003; known by a number of aliases, including al-Battar—the Arabic name of one of the swords of Muhammad—conventionally rendered "Swift Sword" in English) was a Saudi Arabian member of Al-Qaeda, and the first-ever leader of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.