Abu Omar al-Muhajir | |
|---|---|
أبو عمر المهاجر | |
| Occupation | Officialspokesman of theIslamic State |
| Predecessor | Abu Hamza Al-Qurashi |
| Successor | Abu Hudhayfah Al-Ansari |
| Movement |  Islamic State |
Abu Omar al-Muhajir served as the fourth spokesman for theSalafi jihadist groupIslamic State (IS),[1][2] from 10 March 2022 until his capture in April 2023 by theHay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).[3] He succeededAbu Hamza Al-Qurashi in March 2022, and was replaced byAbu Hudhayfah Al-Ansari in August 2023.[4][5]
Abu Omar al-Muhajir was announced as spokesman in a speech ofAl-Furqan Foundation in March 2022, and he made four audio speeches in his tenure as spokesman for the Islamic State.
His speeches included:[6][unreliable source?]
Little is known about Abu Omar al-Muhajir. It was speculated by Yemeni journalist Mohammed Faisal onTwitter that he is Juma'a Al-Badri, a brother ofAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi,[9] but this was never confirmed. Many analysts[who?] believed his accent to be Iraqi after analyzing his speeches.[citation needed]HTS did not present him before media after his capture nor comment on his capture.[3]