Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
1976–2022
- Nationality
- Iraq
- Occupation
- military leader
Incarceration history
- Camp BuccaDates unknown
Biography
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (Arabic: أب٠إبراÙÙ٠اÙÙاش٠٠اÙÙرشÙ, romanized: AbÅ« IbrÄhÄ«m al-HÄshimÄ« al-QurashÄ«; born Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi; Arabic: Ø£Ù Ùر Ù Ø٠د عبد اÙرØ٠٠اÙÙ ÙÙ٠اÙصÙبÙ, romanized: AmÄ«r Muḥammad Ê¿Abd al-RaḥmÄn al-MawlÄ aá¹£-á¹¢alibÄ«;â 1 or 5 October 1976 â 3 February 2022) was an Iraqi militant and the second caliph of the Islamic State from 2019 until his suicide in 2022. 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 the previous caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Al-Qurashi's tenure as caliph saw the Islamic State being mostly limited to insurgent activity in the Middle East, but also make substantial advances in Africa, where IS increased its territories and influence. The U.S. Rewards for Justice Program was offering up to $10 million in exchange for information leading to al-Qurashi's apprehension. 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.