Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri

Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri (Arabic: أبو عبيدة البنشيري‎; May 1950 – 21 May 1996) was the nom de guerre of Ali Amin al-Rashidi (علي أمين الرشيدي), one of the "most capable and popular leaders" of al-Qaeda. When he drowned in a ferry accident on Lake Victoria in 1996, he was the head of al-Qaeda's African presence and second in command of the whole organization, below Osama bin Laden.

Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri

Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri (Arabic: أبو عبيدة البنشيري‎; May 1950 – 21 May 1996) was the nom de guerre of Ali Amin al-Rashidi (علي أمين الرشيدي), one of the "most capable and popular leaders" of al-Qaeda. When he drowned in a ferry accident on Lake Victoria in 1996, he was the head of al-Qaeda's African presence and second in command of the whole organization, below Osama bin Laden.