Ayman Al-Zawahiri's... Second in command of al-Qaeda, occasionally described as
the real brainsof the outfit. Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's
fatwadeclaring war on the civilized world. Currently residing in the North Wazoo area. ...
deputies in the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) group and a senior Al-Qaeda commander, issued a communiqué calling on Egyptians to stand fast and topple the Egyptian regime. The communiqué was posted on the website of the Al-Maqreze Center for Historical Studies, which is run by Hani Al-Siba'i, an Egyptian Islamist living in London, as well as on other jihadi websites. According to the Al-Maqreze website administrators, the communiqué was received by email, following years during which the center had had no contact with Shehatah. Shehatah's whereabouts are unknown, they said, but they presume that he is in Afghanistan or in the tribal areas of Pakistain.
Shehatah, 51 and a lawyer by profession, was a member of the EIJ's Shura Council. He was jugged several times by Egyptian authorities, and sentenced to death for his involvement in plots against the regime.