Abu Ayyub al-Masri

Abu Ayyub al-Masri
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
أَبُو أَيُّوبَ ٱلْمَصْرِيُّ
	Abu Ayyub al-Masri in an undated photo
2nd Emir of Al-Qaeda in Iraq
	In office; June 7, 2006 – October 15, 2006
Preceded by	Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Succeeded by	Position abolished
2nd Emir of the Mujahideen Shura Council
	In office; June 7, 2006 – October 15, 2006
Preceded by	Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Succeeded by	Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
War Minister of the Islamic State of Iraq
	In office; October 15, 2006 – April 18, 2010
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Abu Suleiman al-Naser
Prime Minister of the Islamic State of Iraq
	In office; September 9, 2009 – April 18, 2010
Preceded by	Abu Abdulrahman al-Falahi
Succeeded by	Abu Suleiman al-Naser
Personal details
Born	Abdel Moneim Ezz El-Din Ali Al-Badawi; عبد المنعم عز الدين علي البدوي; 1967; Kafr Al Asar, Sharqia Governorate, United Arab Republic; (present-day Egypt)
Died	18 April 2010 (aged 42–43); Tikrit, Saladin Governorate, Iraq
Cause of death	Airstrike
Military service
Allegiance	Muslim Brotherhood (Unknown–1982); Egyptian Islamic Jihad (1982–1999); Al-Qaeda (2002–2006) Al-Qaeda in Iraq ; (2004–2006); ; Mujahideen Shura Council (January–October 2006); Islamic State of Iraq(2006–2010);
Years of service	1980s–2010
Rank	Emir of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (June – October 2006) Emir of the Mujahideen Shura Council (June – October 2006) Minister of the Islamic State of Iraq (October 2006 – April 2010)
Battles/wars	Third Afghan Civil War; Iraq War Iraqi Insurgency First Battle of Fallujah; Second Battle of Fallujah; Islamic Army-Al-Qaeda conflict; ; ;

Abu Ayyub al-Masri (/ˈɑːbuː ɑːˈjuːb ɑːl ˈmɑːsri/ ^ⓘ AH-boo ah-YOOB ahl MAHSS-ree; أَبُو أَيُّوبَ ٱلْمَصْرِيُّ, ʾAbū ʾAyyūb al-Maṣrī, translation: "Father of Ayyub the Egyptian"; 1967 – 18 April 2010),^[2] also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir^[3]^[4] (pronunciation^ⓘ; أَبُو حَمْزَةَ ٱلْمُهَاجِرِ ʾAbū Ḥamzah al-Muhāǧir, translation: "Father of Hamza the immigrant"), born Abdel Moneim Ezz El-Din Ali Al-Badawi (Arabic: عبد المنعم عز الدين علي البدوي), was an Egyptian militant leader who was the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq during the Iraqi insurgency, following the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in June 2006.^[5]^[6] He was war minister of the Islamic State of Iraq from 2006 to 2010 and prime minister of the Islamic State of Iraq from 2009 to 2010.^[7] He was killed during a raid on his safehouse on 18 April 2010.

^ Youssef Aboul-Enein, Militant Islamist Ideology: Understanding the Global Threat, Naval Institute Press, 2011, p. 228.
^ "Al-Qaeda confirms death of top leader" UPI, 26 April 2004
^ Wanted Poster on al-Masri Archived October 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic), US Department of State.
^ Wanted Poster on al-Masri Archived February 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, US Department of State.
^ "Jay Solomon, "Jordan Emerges as a Vital U.S. Ally", WSJ 10 June 2006". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.
^ "Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, Zarqawi's Mysterious Successor (aka Abu Ayub al-Masri)". Council on Foreign Relations. 13 June 2006. Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
^ "Declaration of the Second Cabinet Reshuffle for the Islamic State of Iraq". Web Archive.

[1] Youssef Aboul-Enein, Militant Islamist Ideology: Understanding the Global Threat, Naval Institute Press, 2011, p. 228.

[2] "Al-Qaeda confirms death of top leader" UPI, 26 April 2004

[RFJArabic-3] Wanted Poster on al-Masri Archived October 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic), US Department of State.

[RFJEnglish-4] Wanted Poster on al-Masri Archived February 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, US Department of State.

[solomon-5] "Jay Solomon, "Jordan Emerges as a Vital U.S. Ally", WSJ 10 June 2006". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.

[successor-6] "Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, Zarqawi's Mysterious Successor (aka Abu Ayub al-Masri)". Council on Foreign Relations. 13 June 2006. Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.

[Declaration_of_the_Second_Cabinet_Reshuffle_for_the_Islamic_State_of_Iraq-7] "Declaration of the Second Cabinet Reshuffle for the Islamic State of Iraq". Web Archive.

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