Formerly Osama bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri rose to the top of al Qaeda after bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs in May.
But according to report from Pakistani military officials in 2006, al-Zawahiri should not be around to take up the terror mantle. Al-Zawahiri was rumored to have been killed in a U.S. airstrike in January that year in Pakistan along with several high-level al Qaeda commanders. Al-Zawahiri was not at the target location and later released a video taunting then-President Bush, saying, "Bush, do you know where I am?"
In 2008 rumors of Zawahiri's death began circulating again after CBS New reported he was severely injured in another air strike. That report was disputed and al-Zawahiri again resurfaced in online videos after the incident.
Al-Zawahiri, as al Qaeda's new commander, is right at the top of America's most wanted list and the U.S. government is offering $25 million for any information leading to his capture.
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