Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
أبو بكر البغدادي
A mugshot photo of al-Baghdadi detained at Camp Bucca, Iraq, 2004.
Leader of the Islamic State Group
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 June 2014
Preceded by	Position created
1st Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
In office 7 April 2013 – 29 June 2014
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Position abolished
2nd Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq
In office 18 April 2010 – 7 April 2013
Preceded by	Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	Ibrahim Awwadty Ibrahim Ali Muhammad al-Badri al-Samarrai (1971-07-28) 28 July 1971 (age 45) Near Samarra, Iraq
Nationality	Iraqi
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military career
Allegiance	Jamaat Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaah (2003–2006) Al-Qaeda (2006–2013) Mujahideen Shura Council (January 2006 – October 2006) Islamic State of Iraq (October 2006 – April 2013) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (April 2013–present)
Years of service	2003–present
Rank	Leader of ISIL
Battles/wars	War on Terror Iraq Iraq War Iraqi Insurgency Syria Syrian Civil War Military intervention against ISIL American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present) Iranian intervention in Iraq (2014–present) American-led intervention in Syria Russian military intervention in Syria February 2015 Egyptian airstrikes in Libya Boko Haram insurgency

Jamaat Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaah
(2003–2006)
Al-Qaeda
(2006–2013)

War on Terror
Iraq

Syria

Military intervention against ISIL

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Arabic: أبو بكر البغدادي‎‎; born 28 July 1971 as Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim al-Badriإبراهيم عواد إبراهيم علي محمد البدري السامرائي) is the leader of the Sunni militant terrorist organisation known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which controls territory in western Iraq, Syria, Libya and Afghanistan. The group has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the United Nations, as well as by the European Union and many individual states. In June, 2014 he was elected by the majlis al-shura (consultative council or Shura council), representing the ahl al-hall wal-aqd (its people of authority) of the Islamic State, to be their caliph, which he claims to be.

On October 4th, 2011, the U.S. State Department added al-Baghdadi to the Specially Designated Nationals List and announced a reward of up to US$10 million for information leading to his capture or death. On December 16, 2016, the U.S. increased the reward to $25 million equal to the reward being offered for the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri. The United States has also accused al-Baghdadi of kidnapping, enslaving, and repeatedly raping an American citizen who was later killed. Over time, there have been a number of reports of al-Baghdadi's death or injury; however, none have been verified.