Islamist leader
C14768
concept
An Islamist leader is an individual who guides or influences a movement, organization, or community seeking to structure political and social life according to their interpretation of Islamic principles.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Islamic State leader | 18 |
| Islamist leader canonical | 13 |
| Taliban leader | 7 |
| jihadist leader | 5 |
| Islamist cleric | 3 |
| Muslim Brotherhood leader | 2 |
| Indonesian religious leader | 1 |
| Iraqi cleric | 1 |
| Lebanese Shia cleric | 1 |
| Libyan Islamist leader | 1 |
| Mujahideen leader | 1 |
| Muslim Brotherhood ideologue | 1 |
| Pakistani Islamist militant | 1 |
| Palestinian Islamist leader | 1 |
| member of the Muslim Brotherhood | 1 |
Instances (56)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi | Islamic State leader |
| Abdullah al-Janabi | Iraqi cleric |
| Mullah Mohammad Omar | — |
| Hibatullah Akhundzada | — |
| Akhtar Mansour | Taliban leader |
| Sheikh Ahmed Yassin | — |
| Abdul Rasul Sayyaf | — |
| Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar | Taliban leader |
|
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2019–2022)
surface form:
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
|
Islamic State leader |
| Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2022) | Islamic State leader |
|
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (reported successor)
surface form:
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi
|
Islamic State leader |
| Abbas al-Musawi | Lebanese Shia cleric |
| Iyad Ag Ghaly | jihadist leader |
| Pir Sayyid Ahmad Gailani | Mujahideen leader |
| Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud | jihadist leader |
| Mohammad Yunus Khalis | — |
| Sirajuddin Haqqani | Taliban leader |
| Omar al-Tilmisani | — |
| Mustafa Mashhur | — |
| Mohamed Badie | — |
| Mahdi Akef | Muslim Brotherhood leader |
|
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (former)
surface form:
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
|
Islamic State leader |
|
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (former)
surface form:
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi
|
Islamic State leader |
| Ahmad Fadil al-Khalayleh | jihadist leader |
| Amir Khan Muttaqi | Taliban leader |
| Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid | Taliban leader |
| Anas Haqqani | Taliban leader |
| Ahmad Dahlan | Indonesian religious leader |
| Mohamed Saad El-Katatni | member of the Muslim Brotherhood |
| Yusuf al-Qaradawi | Muslim Brotherhood ideologue |
| Ramadan Shalah | — |
| Fathi Shaqaqi | — |
| Abd al-Aziz Awda | Islamist cleric |
|
al-Jura, Mandatory Palestine
surface form:
Ahmed Yassin
|
Palestinian Islamist leader |
| Maulana Fazlullah | Islamist cleric |
|
Sayyaf
surface form:
Abdul Rasul Sayyaf
|
— |
| Baradar Akhund | Taliban leader |
|
al-Rantisi
surface form:
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
|
— |
| Abbud al-Zumar | jihadist leader |
| Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi | Islamic State leader |
| Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi | Islamic State leader |
|
Abu al-Hussein
surface form:
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi
|
Islamic State leader |
| Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawla | Islamic State leader |
|
Abu al-Hasan
surface form:
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
|
Islamic State leader |
| Omar Abdel-Rahman | Islamist cleric |
| Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi | Pakistani Islamist militant |
| Masood Azhar | jihadist leader |
|
Abu Abdallah al-Sadek
surface form:
Abdelhakim Belhadj
|
Libyan Islamist leader |
| Abu Ali al-Anbari | Islamic State leader |
| Abu Muslim al-Turkmani | Islamic State leader |