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Not at all. Monsters in fantasy are far from being just dumb animals. Many monsters practice magic; remember the illithids. Or the beholder. Would you call him a dumb animal? There is nothing stopping you from creating a superior monster with intelligence, even exceeding human intelligence.
They can be Einsteins, but the point is that subconscious perception prevents one from perceiving their super-genius if they have fangs or other predatory traits. But you can certainly evoke fear, and that's what it's all about – to give you a thrill.
Well, naturally, to Kha-Beleth, as a bright and extraordinary entity.
Exactly, an entity! But what is needed is a personality!
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The Lord was originally just a simple devil, not some "imba-demon-lord." He gathered followers around him, staged a coup, eliminating six demon princes, and came to power in Sheol. That's the canonical story. So, he turned out to be a strong leader.
Well, that's quite possible. But consider Railag, who first broke away from the rule of one all-powerful Lord (six princes are six princes; in an internecine war, it is often not the one who was one of the initial leaders who wins), then won another internecine war, taking advantage of one of the weakest dark elf Clans, and then got the upper hand (albeit with the help of other heroes) over the leader of the strongest of the existing alliances on his own turf.
