He is a member of the al-Qaida Shura council and is a close associate of al-Qaida leaders Saif al-Adel and Ayman al-Zawahiri. Prior to joining al-Qaida, al-Bakri was a member of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad terrorist group, under the direction of Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Al-Bakri is a member of the al-Qaida Shura council and associates closely with al-Qaida leaders Saif al-Adel and Ayman al-Zawahiri. Prior to joining al-Qaida, he was affiliated with the Egyptian Islamic Jihad terrorist group, under Ayman al-Zawahiri's direction.