Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi

Amir al-Mu'minin
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
أبو إبراهيم الهاشمي القرشي
A mugshot photo of al-Qurashi detained at Camp Bucca in Iraq
2nd Caliph of the Islamic State
Reign
31 October 2019 – 3 February 2022
Preceded byAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Succeeded byAbu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi[1]
Deputy to the Islamic State's Caliph
In office
2017[2][3] – c. 2019
Preceded byAbu Ali al-Anbari
Succeeded byFayez al-Aqal[4][5]
Emir of the Delegated Committee
In office
2017[6][7]–2019
Personal details
Born
Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi
أمير محمد عبد الرحمن المولى الصلبي

1/5 October 1976[8]
Tal Afar or al-Muhalabiyyah, Iraq[9]
Died3 February 2022(2022-02-03) (aged 45)[10]
Atme, Syria[10]
Cause of deathSuicide
ReligionSunni Islam
Nickname(s)"Haji Abdullah"[a][11]
"Professor Ahmad"[12]
"Abdullah Qardash"[12][13]
"Breaker of Walls"[14]
"Bitter gourd of Infidels"[15]
Military career
Allegiance
RankPrivate or officer (until 2003)
Deputy leader (2014–2019)
Caliph (2019–2022)
Battles / warsWar on Terror

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi[17][b] (Arabic: أبو إبراهيم الهاشمي القرشي, romanized: Abū Ibrāhīm al-Hāshimī al-Qurashī;[20] born Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi ([أمير محمد عبد الرحمن المولى الصلبي] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |3= (help));‎[11] 1 or 5 October 1976 – 3 February 2022)[10] was an Iraqi militant and the second caliph[c][24] of the Islamic State. His appointment by a shura council was announced by the Islamic State media on 31 October 2019, less than a week after the death of previous leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.[25]

Al-Qurashi's tenure as caliph saw the Islamic State being mostly limited to insurgent activity in the Middle East,[12] but also make substantial advances in Africa, where IS increased its territories and influence.[26] The U.S. Rewards for Justice Program was offering up to $10 million in exchange for information leading to al-Qurashi's apprehension.[27] On 3 February 2022, al-Qurashi killed himself, and members of his family, by triggering a large bomb during a raid by the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command.[28][29]

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  3. ^ "Advice to the Deputy of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Translation and Analysis".
  4. ^ According to Islamic State defectors who run channel Ebad al-Baghdadi wa al-Hashimi released a document dated mid-2020 which mentions Fayez al-Aqal (abu abdur rahman al-shami) as head of delegated committee and deputy. This also confirms testimony of Nasser al-qardash to US intel that Fayez al-Aqal was second in line after Abdullah Qardash to succeed al-Baghdadi
  5. ^ "Interview: ISIS's Abdul Nasser Qardash - New Lines Institute". 4 June 2020.
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  21. ^ Yusuf al-Qaradawi stated: "[The] declaration issued by the Islamic State is void under sharia and has dangerous consequences for the Sunnis in Iraq and for the revolt in Syria", adding that the title of caliph can "only be given by the entire Muslim nation", not by a single group./>Strange, Hannah (5 July 2014). "Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi addresses Muslims in Mosul". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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  23. ^ Hamid, Shadi (1 November 2016). "What a caliphate really is—and how the Islamic State is not one". Brookings. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  24. ^ "Islamic State Group Names Successor to Al-Baghdadi". NBC Southern California. 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019. The new spokesman, named Abu Hamza al-Qurayshi, urged followers to pledge allegiance to the new Caliph
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  27. ^ "Rewards for Justice – Increased Reward Offer for Information on ISIS Leader Amir Muhammad Sa'id Abdal-Rahman al-Mawla". Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  28. ^ "Statement by President Joe Biden". The White House. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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