Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Key insurgency leader in Iraq from 2004 to 2006
1st Emir of Al-Qaeda in Iraq
In office October 17, 2004 – June 7, 2006
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Abu Ayyub al-Masri
1st Emir of Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
In office 1999 – October 17, 2004
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Merger with Al-Qaeda
1st Emir of the Mujahideen Shura Council
In office January 15, 2006 – June 7, 2006
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Abu Ayyub al-Masri
Personal details
Born	Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal al-Khalayleh أحمد فضيل النزال الخلايله (1966-10-20)20 October 1966 Zarqa, Jordan
Died	7 June 2006(2006-06-07) (aged 39) Hibhib, Iraq
Nationality	Jordanian
Children	5
Religion	Sunni Islam (Jihadism)
Military service
Allegiance	Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (1999–2004) Al-Qaeda (2004–2006) Al-Qaeda in Iraq (2004–2006) Mujahideen Shura Council (January 2006 – June 2006)
Years of service	1999 – June 7, 2006
Rank	Emir of Al-Qaeda in Iraq Emir of the Mujahideen Shura Council
Battles/wars	Iraq War Iraqi Insurgency

Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (1999–2004)
Al-Qaeda (2004–2006)

Emir of Al-Qaeda in Iraq

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Arabic: أبو مصعب الزرقاوي‎‎, ’Abū Muṣ‘ab az-Zarqāwī, Abu Musab from Zarqa;  English pronunciation ; October 20, 1966 – June 7, 2006), born Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal al-Khalayleh (أحمد فضيل النزال الخلايلة, ’Aḥmad Faḍīl an-Nazāl al-Ḫalāyla), was a militant Islamist from Jordan who ran a paramilitary training camp in Afghanistan. He became known after going to Iraq and being responsible for a series of bombings, beheadings, and attacks during the Iraq War, reportedly "turning an insurgency against US troops" in Iraq "into a Shia-Sunni civil war". He was sometimes known as "Shaykh of the slaughterers".