Abu Ayyub al-Masri

Egyptian al-Qaeda member (1967–2010)

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Lived 1968–2010, aged 42Egypt

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Era
1968–2010
Aged 42

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Updated 2026-06-15

Abu Ayyub al-Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, and born Abdel Moneim Ezz El-Din Ali Al-Badawi, was an Egyptian militant who became the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) during the Iraqi insurgency, following the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in June 2006. He was appointed as the "minister of war" of the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) from 2006 to 2010 and prime minister of the ISI from 2009 to 2010. He was killed along with ISI's leader Abu Omar al-Baghdadi during a raid on their safe house on 18 April 2010.