1976-77 Born in Yemen
Mid-1990s Travels to Afghanistan to volunteer with Al Qaeda
2001 Flees with Osama bin Laden into the mountains of Tora Bora following the American invasion of Afghanistan
2003 Captured in Iran, and eventually jailed in Yemen
2006 Escapes from a Sanaa prison along with Jamal Al Badawi and other militants
2008 Coordinates an attack on the US Embassy in Sanaa
2009 Announces the establishment of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula; Aqab coordinates attempted attacks on an American airliner and a Saudi government minister
2011-12 Aqab seizes control of a tribal region of Yemen, and imposes a harsh version of Sharia law
2013 Appointed general manager and second-in-command of Al Qaeda by its leader Ayman Al Zawahiri; subsequently, the US shuts its embassies in Yemen and 15 other countries
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