Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi

Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi[1] (Arabic: أبو الحسن الهاشمي القرشي) is an Iraqi Islamic terrorist and the third and current caliph[lower-alpha 1] of the Islamic State. He was named as caliph on 10 March 2022 in an audio message by the new speaker of IS, Abu Omar al-Muhajir, whose announcement came more than a month after the death of his predecessor Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi.[5][6] The message said that Abu al-Hassan was given pledge in response to the will of the former caliph.[7]

Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
3rd Caliph of the Islamic State
Reign
10 March 2022
Preceded byAbu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
Personal details
BornIraq
ReligionSunni Islam
Military career
Allegiance
Battles/warsWar on Terror

Identity

Abu al-Hasan is his kunya. al-Hashimi and al-Qurashi indicate he belongs to the Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe.

Al Ain News reported that al-Qurashi's real name is Zaid al-Iraqi. He is Iraqi and was the Emir of the Diwan of Education.[8]

According to two unnamed Iraqi security officials, al-Qurashi's real name is Juma Awad al-Badri, and he is the elder brother of former IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Research by Iraqi historian Hisham al-Hashimi published in 2020 stated that al-Qurashi was head of the five-member Shura Council.[9]

Notes
  1. The Islamic State describes itself as a caliphate and its leader as a caliph, but this is not accepted by the vast majority of Muslims, and is disputed by multiple Muslim scholars and authors.[2][3][4]

References
  1. "L'ISIS ha nominato un nuovo capo, Abu al Hasan al Hashimi al Qurashi". 10 March 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. Bunzel, Cole. "Caliph Incognito: The Ridicule of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi". www.jihadica.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. Hamid, Shadi (1 November 2016). "What a caliphate really is—and how the Islamic State is not one". Brookings. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. "Islamic State names new leader, confirms death of predecessor". 10 March 2022.
  6. Hubbard, Ben (10 March 2022). "ISIS Names a New Leader, but Says Little About Him". New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  7. "Islamic state confirms death of its leader, names new chief". Reuters. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  8. "أبو الحسن الهاشمي.. من هو زعيم داعش الجديد؟". 10 March 2022.
  9. "EXCLUSIVE New Islamic State leader is brother of slain caliph Baghdadi - sources". Reuters. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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