Abu Ayyub al-Masri

Abu Ayyub al-Masri
أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْمِصْرِيُّ
2nd Emir of Al Qaeda in Iraq
In office
June 7, 2006 – October 15, 2006
Preceded byAbu Musab al-Zarqawi
Succeeded byPosition abolished
2nd Emir of the Mujahideen Shura Council
In office
June 7, 2006 – October 15, 2006
Preceded byAbu Musab al-Zarqawi
Succeeded byAbu Omar al-Baghdadi
War Minister of the Islamic State of Iraq
In office
October 15, 2006 – April 18, 2010
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byAbu Suleiman al-Naser
Prime Minister of the Islamic State of Iraq
In office
September 9, 2009 – April 18, 2010
Preceded byAbu Abdulrahman al-Falahi
Succeeded byAbu Suleiman al-Naser
Personal details
Born
Abdel Moneim Ezz El-Din Ali Al-Badawi
عَبْدُ الْمُنْعِمِ عِزِّ الدِّينِ عَلِيٍّ الْبَدَوِي

1967[1]
Kafr Al Asar, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
Died18 April 2010(2010-04-18) (aged 42–43)
Tikrit, Saladin Governorate, Iraq
Cause of deathAirstrike
NationalityEgyptian
Military career
Allegiance Muslim Brotherhood (Unknown–1982)

Egyptian Islamic Jihad (1982–1999)
Al-Qaeda (2002–2006)

Mujahideen Shura Council (January–October 2006)

Islamic State of Iraq (2006–2010)
Years of service1980s–2010
RankEmir of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (June – October 2006)

Emir of the Mujahideen Shura Council (June – October 2006)

Minister of the Islamic State of Iraq (October 2006 – April 2010)
Battles / warsCivil war in Afghanistan (1996–2001)
Iraq War
  • Islamic Army-Al-Qaeda conflict

Iraqi Insurgency

  • First Battle of Fallujah
  • Second Battle of Fallujah

Abu Ayyub al-Masri (/ˈɑːbuː ɑːˈjuːb ɑːl ˈmɑːsri/ (listen) AH-boo ah-YOOB ahl MAHSS-ree; أبو أيوب المصري, ʾAbū ʾAyyūb al-Maṣrī, translation: "Father of Ayyub the Egyptian"; 1967 – 18 April 2010),[2] also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir[3][4] (pronunciation ; أَبُو حَمْزَةَ ٱلْمُهَاجِرِ ʾAbū Ḥamzah al-Muhāǧir, translation: "Father of Hamza the immigrant"), born Abdel Moneim Ezz El-Din Ali Al-Badawi (Arabic: عَبْدُ الْمُنْعِمِ عِزِّ الدِّينِ عَلِيٍّ الْبَدَوِي), was the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq during the Iraqi insurgency, following the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in June 2006.[5][6] He was war minister of the Islamic State of Iraq from 2006 to 2010 and prime minister of the Islamic State of Iraq from 2009 to 2010.[7] He was killed during a raid on his safehouse on 18 April 2010.

References

  1. ↑ Youssef Aboul-Enein, Militant Islamist Ideology: Understanding the Global Threat, Naval Institute Press, 2011, p. 228.
  2. ↑ "Al-Qaeda confirms death of top leader" UPI, 26 April 2004
  3. ↑ Wanted Poster on al-Masri Archived October 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic), US Department of State.
  4. ↑ Wanted Poster on al-Masri Archived February 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, US Department of State.
  5. ↑ "Jay Solomon, "Jordan Emerges as a Vital U.S. Ally", WSJ 10 June 2006". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, Zarqawi's Mysterious Successor (aka Abu Ayub al-Masri)". Council on Foreign Relations. 13 June 2006. Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Declaration of the Second Cabinet Reshuffle for the Islamic State of Iraq". Web Archive.
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