Abdelmalek Droukdel

Abdelmalek Droukdel
عبد المالك دروكدال
First Emir of AQIM
In office 26 January 2007 – 3 June 2020
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Abu Ubaidah Youssef al-Annabi
Personal details
Born	(1970-04-20)20 April 1970 Meftah, Algeria
Died	3 June 2020(2020-06-03) (aged 50) Talahandak, Mali
Education	Blida 1 University
Military service
Allegiance	Al-Qaeda
Branch/service	GIA (1993–1998) GSPC (1998–2007) AQIM (2007–2020)
Years of service	1993 – 2020
Rank	Emir
Battles/wars	Soviet–Afghan War Algerian Civil War Insurgency in the Maghreb Operation Juniper Shield Battle of Talahandak †

Abdelmalek Droukdel (Arabic: عبد المالك دروكدال; 20 April 1970 – 3 June 2020),^[1] also known by his alias as Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud (Arabic: أبو مصعب عبد الودود), was the emir, or leader, of the Algerian Islamic militant group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), formerly the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC). He was killed during a French special operation during the Battle of Talahandak.