Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda evolved from the Maktab al-Khidamat, or the "Services Office", a Muslim organisation founded by by Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam Biography and Timeline
Follow Abdullah Yusuf Azzam through 11 dated historical records for Palestine.
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1980
Maktab al-Khidamat
Al-Qaeda evolved from the Maktab al-Khidamat, or the "Services Office", a Muslim organisation founded by by Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
Maktab al-Khidamat
MAK organizes guest houses in Peshawar, near the Afghan border, and gathered supplies for the construction of paramilitary training camps to prepare foreign recruits for the Afghan war front
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda evolved from the Maktab al-Khidamat, or the "Services Office", a Muslim organisation founded by by Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
Maktab al-Khidamat
Al-Qaeda evolved from the Maktab al-Khidamat, or the "Services Office", a Muslim organisation founded by by Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1984
Maktab al-Khidamat
Maktab al-Khidamat is established by Abdullah Azzam and Bin Laden in Peshawar, Pakistan
1987
Maktab al-Khidamat
Azzam and bin Laden start creating camps inside Afghanistan
1989
Al-Qaeda
Azzam is assassinated, the MAK split, with a significant number joining bin Ladens organisation
Assassination of Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
Azzam is assassinated, the MAK split, with a significant number joining bin Ladens organisation
Death of Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
Azzam is assassinated, the MAK split, with a significant number joining bin Ladens organisation
Maktab al-Khidamat
Azzam is assassinated, the MAK split, with a significant number joining bin Ladens organisation
Records, sources and methodology
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