Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi () is an Iraqi Islamic terrorist and the third and current caliph 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. The message said that Abu al-Hassan was given pledge in response to the will of the former caliph. 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. 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. Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi Abu