Abu Osama al-Masri | |
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أبو أسامة المصري | |
Born | Muhammad Ahmad ’Ali al-Isawi 1972/1973 |
Died | June 2018 (aged 44-45) |
Cause of death | Airstrike |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Citizenship | Egyptian |
Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
Occupation | Clothes importer |
Years active | 2013-2018 |
Organization | Islamic State |
Known for | Emir of Islamic State – Sinai Province |
Muhammad Ahmad ’Ali al-Isawi (Arabic: محمد أحمد علي العيساوي; 1972/1973 - June 2018), known by the kunya Abu Osama al-Masri (Arabic: أبو أسامة المصري)[1] was an Egyptian jihadist and leader of the Islamic State branch in the Sinai Peninsula, known as Wilayat Sinai.[2]