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 (Arabic: أمير محمد عبد الرحمن المولى الصلبي, romanized: Amīr Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Mawlā al-Ṣalibi);[11] 1 or 5 October 1976 – 3 February 2022)[10] was an Iraqimilitant 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]
^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
^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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^"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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