- Mohammed Salahuddin Zeidan | nom de guerre Saif al-Adel | or Sword of Justice.
- De facto leader | currently in Iran.
- Saif al-Adel |member of the majlis al-shura leadership council.
- Osama bin Laden |co-founder | former chief | deceased.
- Ayman al-Zawahiri | former chief | deceased.
- Abu Khayr al-Masri | Second-in-command | deputy leader | deceased.
- Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah a.k.a. Abu Muhammad al-Masri | deputy leader | deceased.