Leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Abū Bakr al-Baghdadi was the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). ISIL has been designated a terrorist organisation by the United Nations, European Union and many individual states, while Baghdadi was considered a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the United States until his death in October 2019. In June 2014, he was chosen by the majlis al-shura, representing the ahl al-hall wal-aqd of the Islamic State as their caliph.
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