Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

**Ibrahim Awwad** (), known by his pseudonym **Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi** (; 28 July 1971 – 26 October 2019) was an Iraqi terrorist and politician. He was leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from 2013 to 2019. His followers in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) call him their caliph. On 4 October 2011, the US State Department listed al-Baghdadi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and announced a reward of up to US$10 million for information leading to his capture or death. His father was Awwad Ibrahim, a religious cleric. The family belonged to al-Badri tribe.

On 11 July 2017, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was quoted by _Reuters_ and _AFP_ as saying that it had "confirmed information" that al-Baghdadi has been killed by a Russian airstrike in Syria sometime in June 2017 at the either age of 45.

However, on 28 September 2017, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant released a 46-minute audio recording of al-Baghdadi in which he refers to events that had happened since the death rumors, including North Korean threats against Japan and United States and the recapture of Mosul by U.S. backed Iraqi forces in July.

On 26 October 2019, Baghdadi killed himself by detonating a bomb on his chest during a United States special operations raid in Syria's northwestern Idlib province  in a village called Barisha. This is confirmed by US President Donald Trump at 9am EST (1300 GMT).

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi replaced him as the leader of ISIS.

## Personal life

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had several wives, including Asma Fawzi Muhammad al-Dulaimi, Israu Rajab Mahal al-Qaisi, Sujida al-Dulaimi (also known as "Saja") and, according to various media reports, German teenager Diane Kruger. He had children from these marriages, including a son named Huzaifa al-Badri, who was killed in action in 2018. During the Barisha raid, two or three of his children died along with him. In addition, al-Baghdadi had siblings, including Rasmia Awad, who was detained by Turkish authorities, and Juma, who acted as a courier for him. Other relatives such as Duaa Amid Ibrahim and Abu Ahmed al-Samarrai were also involved or associated with his activities.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's three daughters. One of his daughters, Umaima al-Baghdadi, was married to ISIS leader Abu Nuradin Rustamov, who was killed by a US F-16 fighter-bomber in 2016.

## Infobox (military person)

- **embed**: yes
- **allegiance**: Jamaat Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaah
(2003–2006)
 Al-Qaeda
(2006–2013)
* Mujahideen Shura Council (Iraq), Mujahideen Shura Council (January 2006 – October 2006)
*  Islamic State of Iraq (October 2006 – April 2013)

(April 2013 – October 2019)
- **serviceyears**: 2003–2019
- **rank**: Caliph
- **battles**: War on Terror
* Iraqi conflict (2003–present)
** Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
** Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
** War in Iraq (2013–2017)
** Iranian intervention in Iraq (2014–present)
** American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)
** Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)
* Syrian civil war
** American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war
*** Barisha raid, Operation Kayla Mueller
** Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
* International military intervention against the Islamic State


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
- **caption**: al-Baghdadi in 2019
- **office**: 1st Caliph of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
- **term start**: 7 April 2013
- **term end**: 26 October 2019
- **predecessor**: _Himself_ (as Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq)
- **successor**: Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
- **office1**: 2nd Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq
- **term start1**: 18 April 2010
- **term end1**: 7 April 2013
- **predecessor1**: Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
- **successor1**: _Himself_ (as Caliph of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant)
- **birth name**: Ibrahim Awwad
- **birth place**: Samarra, Iraq
- **death place**: Barisha, Harem District, Barisha, Syria
- **death cause**: Suicide by detonation of a bomb during attack of
- **nationality**: Iraqi
- **blank1**: Religion
- **children**: son Hudhayfah al-Badri
daughter Hagar daughter Umaima al-Baghdadi
- **data1**: Sunni Islam
- **status**: Dead