Anwar al-Aulaqi was an American-Yemeni imam and Islamic teacher who gained notoriety after he was accused by the United States government of recruiting terrorists as well as planning terrorist activities for the terrorist group al-Qaeda. He was killed in 2011 in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen.
He was married to two women at the time of his death. He fathered five children, including Abdulrahman al-Awlaki.
With his death in 2011, he made history by becoming the first citizen of the United States to be killed in a U.S. drone strike.
Two weeks after his death, his 16-year-old son Abdulrahman al-Awlaki was also killed in Yemen in another armed C.I.A. airstrike drone.
Anwar al-Aulaqi was a famous American-Yemeni terrorist, who was born on April 21, 1971. As a person born on this date, Anwar al-Aulaqi is listed in our database as the 15th most popular celebrity for the day (April 21) and the 106th most popular for the year (1971).
People born on April 21 fall under the Zodiac sign of Taurus, the Bull. Anwar al-Aulaqi is the 414th most popular Taurus.
Aside from information specific to Anwar al-Aulaqi's birthday, Anwar al-Aulaqi is the 1st most famous American-Yemeni.
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