Caliph Ibrahim

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Caliph Ibrahim is the self-proclaimed title used by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the former leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist organization.

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Caliph Ibrahim canonical 1
Caliph Ibrahim ibn Awwad 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pseudonym
regnal name
religious title
announcedFrom Mosul
Mosul Grand Mosque
al-Nuri Mosque
announcedIn 2014
ArabicForm al-Khalifah Ibrahim
associatedWithOrganization Daesh
ISIL
ISIS
Islamic State
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
claimedJurisdictionOver global Muslim community
claimedLeadershipOver Islamic State caliphate
denouncedBy many Muslim scholars
numerous governments
geopoliticalContext Iraq
Syria
ideologicalBasis extremist Islamism
jihadism
languageOfTitle Arabic
mediaCoverageIn international news
notRecognizedBy international community
majority of Muslims
predecessorTitleOf Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
relatedConcept Islamic State caliphate declaration
caliphate
religiousContext Salafi jihadism
Sunni Islam
roleClaimed political leader of Muslims
religious leader of Muslims
securityConcernFor counterterrorism agencies
selfProclaimedBy Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
shortFormOf Caliph Ibrahim ibn Awwad
linked to: Caliph Ibrahim
successorToClaim historic caliphate
timePeriodOfUse 2014–2019
titleClaimedAs Caliph
titleType honorific
religious-political title
usedBy Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim al-Badri
usedInPropagandaOf ISIS
Islamic State

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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi alsoKnownAs Caliph Ibrahim
Caliph Ibrahim shortFormOf Caliph Ibrahim ibn Awwad
linked to: Caliph Ibrahim