Abdul Nasser Qardash
Abdul Nasser Qardash (Arabic: عبد الناصر قرداش; born 1967; sometimes identified as Abdel Nasser Qirdash or Kardesh, also known as Hajji Abdullah al-Afari) is an Iraqi militant who in 2019 was wrongly reported as the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). He was also nicknamed "The Professor" and "Destroyer". Qardash was a high-ranking and very influential member of ISIL with close connections to its first caliph, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and tipped as a potential candidate for ISIL leadership succession. However days after the death of al-Baghdadi, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi was ultimately chosen as the new declared leader of ISIL. Qardash was captured by Iraqi security forces in 2020.
Abdul Nasser Qardash عبد الناصر قرداش | |
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| Deputy to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's Caliph | |
| In office 2016 – c. 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Ali al-Anbari |
| Succeeded by | unknown |
| Emir of the Delegated Committee | |
| In office 2016–? | |
| Deputy emir of the Delegated Committee | |
| In office 2014–2016 | |
| Governor of al-Barakah | |
| In office 2014 – c. 2014/15 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tahah Abdel Rahim Abdallah Bakr al-Ghassani 1967 (age 56–57) Tal Afar, Iraq |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ba'athist Iraq (prior to 2003) Al-Qaeda (2003–2014) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Branch/service | Military of ISIL |
| Years of service | 2003–2020 |
| Commands | Wilayat al-Sham |
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