Abu Ayyub al-Masri

Abu Ayyub al-Masri ( ; , , translation: "Father of Ayyub the Egyptian"; 1967 – 18 April 2010),"Al-Qaeda confirms death of top leader" UPI, 26 April 2004 also known as Abu Hamza al-MuhajirWanted Poster on al-Masri  (in Arabic), US Department of State.Wanted Poster on al-Masri , US Department of State. (;  , translation: "Father of Hamza the immigrant"), born Abdel Moneim Ezz El-Din Ali Al-Badawi (), was the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq during the Iraqi insurgency, following the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in June 2006. 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. He was killed during a raid on his safehouse on 18 April 2010.

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