Abu Omar al-Baghdadi

Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
أَبُو عُمَرَ ٱلْقُرَشِيُّ ٱلْبَغْدَادِيُّ
	Mugshot of a man believed to be Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
1st Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq
	In office; 15 October 2006 – 18 April 2010
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
3rd Emir of Mujahideen Shura Council
	In office; June 2006 – 15 October 2006
Preceded by	Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Succeeded by	Position Dissolved
Emir of Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah
	In office; 2004 – October 2006
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position Dissolved
Personal details
Born	Hamid Dawud Mohamed Khalil al-Zawi; حَامِدُ دَاوُدَ مُحَمَّدُ خَلِيلِ ٱلزَّاوِيِّ; 1959; Al-Zawiyah, Al-Anbar Governorate, Iraq
Died	18 April 2010 (aged 50–51); Tikrit, Saladin Governorate, Iraq
Cause of death	Airstrike
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military career
Allegiance	Ba'athist Iraq (until late 1980s or early 1990s); Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah (2004–2006); Mujahideen Shura Council (January 2006–October 2006) Islamic State of Iraq (2006–2010)
Service/branch	Iraqi Police (–late 1980s/early 1990s); Islamic State of Iraq (2006–2010)
Rank	Police officer (–late 1980s/early 1990s); Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq

Abu Omar al-Baghdadi (Arabic: أبو عمر البغدادي, romanized: 'Abu Eumar al-Baghdadi; /ˈɑːbuː ˈoʊmɑːr ɑːl bɑːɡˈdɑːdi/ ^ⓘ AH-boo OH-mar ahl bahg-DAHD-ee; 1959 – 18 April 2010), born Hamid Dawud Mohamed Khalil al-Zawi (Arabic: حَمِيدُ دَاوُدَ مُحَمَّدُ خَلِيلِ ٱلزَّاوِيِّ, romanized: Ḥamīd Dāwud Muḥammad Ḵalīl az-Zāwī) was the Emir of the Islamic militant umbrella organization Mujahideen Shura Council (MSC),^[3]^[4]^[5] and its successor, the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), which fought against the U.S.-led Coalition forces during the Iraqi insurgency.

^ Perkoski, Evan (2022). "5: Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State". Divided, Not Conquered: How Rebels Fracture and Splinters Behave. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA: Oxford University Press. p. 158. ISBN 9780197627075.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ A biography of Abu Ayyub Al-Masri by IS militant and media influencer Abu Khattab al-Falluji revealed that JTM was led by Abu Umar al-Ansari which was Abu Umar Baghdadi.
^ Al-Qaeda names mystery man to succeed Zarqawi. Agence France Presse. 13 June 2006.
^ Burns, John F.; Filkins, Dexter (13 June 2006). "A Jihadist Web Site Says Zarqawi's Group in Iraq Has a New Leader in Place". The New York Times.
^ Filkins, Dexter; Burns, John F. (16 June 2006). "U.S. Portrayal Helps Flesh Out Zarqawi's Heir". The New York Times.