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Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi | |
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عدنان أبو وليد الصحراوي | |
1st Emir of Islamic State – Sahel Province | |
In office 2015 – 17 August 2021 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Abdulaziz Mahwaz al-Jamal |
Personal details | |
Born | Lehbib Ould Ali Ould Said Ould Yumani 16 February 1973[1] Laayoune, Spanish Sahara |
Died | 17 August 2021 Dangalous Forest, Mali | (aged 48)
Nationality | Sahrawi |
Occupation | Militant |
Nickname | Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Polisario Front (early 1990s-2000s) MUJAO (2011–2013) Al-Mourabitoun (2013–2015) Islamic State (2015–2021) |
Battles/wars | Operation 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.