Abu Ubaida al-Banshiri
Abu Ubaida al-Banschiri ( Arabic أبو عبيدة البنشيري, DMG Abū ʿUbaida al-Banšīrī , also Ubaidah al-Banshiri ; actually: Ali Amin ar-Raschidi /علي أمين الرشيدي / ʿAlī Amīn ar-Rašīdī , also al-Rashidi ; * May 1950 in Cairo ; † May 21, 1996 on Lake Victoria near Mwanza ) was a co-founder of al-Qaeda and first deputy of Osama bin Laden .
Originally an Egyptian policeman, he took part in the anti-Soviet guerrilla in Afghanistan , where he helped found al-Qaeda in August 1988. He was responsible for the entire African network of the organization, especially in Sudan he stayed for a long time. He was killed as a passenger in the sinking of the Bukoba on Lake Victoria.
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| SURNAME | Banschiri, Abu Ubaida al- |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Raschidi, Ali Amin ar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian co-founder of al-Qaida |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cairo |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1996 |
| Place of death | at Mwanza |