List of leaders of the Islamic State

== List of leaders == === Emirs of the Islamic State of Iraq === === Caliphs of the Islamic State === == List of Spokesmen of the Islamic State == Abu Mohammad al-Adnani (2014–2016) Abul-Hasan al-Muhajir (2016–2019) Abu Hamza al-Qurashi (2019-2021) Abu Omar al-Muhajir (2021–2023) Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari (2023–present) == Leaders of the international branches of the Islamic State == List of known leaders of the international branches of the Islamic State part of the worldwide caliphate. === Islamic State – Caucasus Province === Rustam Asildarov (23 June 2015 – 3 December 2016) Aslan Byutukaev (2016-2021) === Islamic State – Sahel Province === Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi (13 May 2015 – 2019) Abu al-Bara' al-Sahrawi (2019 (Possible) – present) === Islamic State – Khorasan Province === Hafiz Saeed Khan (2015 – July 2016) Abdul Haseeb Logari (2016 – April 2017) Abdul Rahman Ghaleb (April – July 2017) Abu Saad Erhabi (July 2017 – August 2018) Ziya ul-Haq (August 2018 – April 2019) Abdullah Orokzai (April 2019 – April 2020) Shahab al-Muhajir (April 2020 – present) === Islamic State in Libya === Abu Nabil al-Anbari (13 November 2014 – 13 November 2015) Abdul Qader al-Najdi (March 2016 – September 2020) === Islamic State in Somalia === Abdul Qadir Mumin (22 October 2015 – present) === Islamic State – West Africa Province === Abubakar Shekau (2015–2016) – deposed for being too radical Abu Musab al-Barnawi (2016 – 2019) – deposed and demoted without explanation Abu Abdullahi Umar Al Barnawi "Ba Idrisa" (2019 – 2020) – purged and reportedly killed after some of his followers opposed his deposition Lawan Abubakar "Ba Lawan" / "Abba Gana" (2020 – 2021) ==== Claimed leaders by media and officials ==== Lawan Abubakar (July – August 2021) "Abu Dawud" / "Aba Ibrahim" (from August 2021) Malam Bako or Abu Musab al-Barnawi (c.

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