Abu Jaber Shaykh

Abu Jaber Shaykh
Native name
أبو جابر الشيخ
Birth nameHashim al-Shaykh
Nickname(s)Abu Jaber Shaykh
Born1968 (1968) (age 56)[1]
Maskanah, Syria
Allegiance
Service / branchTahrir al-Sham
Years of service2011–present
Commands
  • General commander of Ahrar al-Sham (2014–15)
  • Commander of the Army of Aleppo (February 2016)
  • Emir of Tahrir al-Sham (January–October 2017)
  • Shura head of Tahrir al-Sham (October 2017–present)
Battles / warsSyrian Civil War
Alma materUniversity of Aleppo[1]

Hashim al-Shaykh (Arabic: هاشم الشيخ), also known by his nom de guerre Abu Jaber Shaykh (Arabic: أبو جابر الشيخ) is a Syrian rebel commander who is a senior leader of Tahrir al-Sham. He had reportedly resigned from his position in Ahrar al-Sham where he served as a senior commander to help command and direct the merger. Abu Jaber is a Salafist Muslim with a jihadist ideology, which is reflected in the ideology of the group he leads.[1]

  1. ^ a b c THOMAS JOSCELYN (10 February 2017). "Hay'at Tahrir al Sham leader calls for 'unity' in Syrian insurgency". Long War Journal.
  2. ^ "Aleppo rebels rally around former Ahrar leader". Now News. 16 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.