Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi

Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi
عدنان أبو وليد الصحراوي
Image of al-Sahrawi taken from U.S. State Department
1st Emir of Islamic State – Sahel Province
In office
2015 – 17 August 2021
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAbdulaziz Mahwaz al-Jamal
Personal details
Born
Lehbib Ould Ali Ould Said Ould Yumani

(1973-02-16)16 February 1973[1]
Laayoune, Spanish Sahara
Died17 August 2021(2021-08-17) (aged 48)
Dangalous Forest, Mali
NationalitySahrawi
OccupationMilitant
NicknameAdnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi
Military service
Allegiance Polisario Front (early 1990s-2000s)
MUJAO (2011–2013)
Al-Mourabitoun (2013–2015)
Islamic State (2015–2021)
Battles/warsOperation Barkhane
Tongo Tongo ambush
Killing of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi 

Lehbib Ould Ali Ould Said Ould Yumani (Arabic: الحبيب ولد علي ولد سعيد ولد اليماني; 16 February 1973 – 17 August 2021), also known by the nom de guerre Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi (Arabic: عدنان أبو وليد الصحراوي), was a Sahrawi Islamist militant and the first Emir of the Islamic State – Sahel Province.

  1. ^ "Le Comité de sanctions contre l'EIIL (Daech) et Al-Qaida ajoute une entrée sur la Liste de sanctions contre l'EIIL (Daech) et Al-Qaida | Couverture des réunions & communiqués de presse". www.un.org. Retrieved 16 September 2021.