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This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office.In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
Abu al-Hussein was announced as the new leader of Islamic State by Abu Omar al-Muhajir, in the same audio that confirmed Abu al-Hasan's death. [10] The Islamic State announced on August 3, 2023 that Abu al-Hussein was killed by Tahrir al-Sham militants in Idlib province. [11] 5 Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. ابو حفص الهاشمي ...
[13] [14] He replaced Abu Omar al-Muhajir as the spokesman of the Islamic State, who was arrested by Tahrir al-Sham. [15] [16] He announced the killing of the fourth Islamic State leader, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, announced Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi as his successor, [17] and threatened to increase attacks after US withdrawal ...
A number of heads of state and heads of government have taken their own lives, either while in office or after leaving office. National leaders who take their own lives while in office generally do so because their leadership is somehow threatened – for instance, by a coup or an invading army. Some have done so under compulsion
PHOENIX (AP) - The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for the assault on a Texas cartoon contest that featured images of the Prophet Muhammad, but counterterrorism experts said IS ...
A caliph is the supreme religious and political leader of an Islamic state known as the caliphate. [1] [2] Caliphs (also known as 'Khalifas') led the Muslim Ummah as political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, [3] and widely-recognised caliphates have existed in various forms for most of Islamic history. [4]
1st Caliph of the Islamic State; Reign 29 June 2014 – 27 October 2019: Preceded by: Himself (as Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) Succeeded by: Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi: Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; In office 7 April 2013 – 29 June 2014: Preceded by: Himself (as Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq ...
2 January – Nigerian airstrikes in Kwatan Dilla, Abadam killed Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP) leader Ba'a Shuwa and scores of his fighters. [1] 3 January – 2024 Kerman bombings: Two suicide bombings took place near a ceremony commemorating the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, killing 94 people and wounding 284 others. ISIS ...