Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki

Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki is the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), having taken control of the group in 2024. He recently gained attention for issuing threats against high-profile figures, including U.S. President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk, in a video that invoked the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza as a rallying cry for retaliatory attacks.