Abul-Hasan al-Muhajir
Abul-Hasan al-Muhajir | |
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أبو الحسن المهاجر | |
| Born | Thaher Salim Mohammad al-Shahiri 1977 |
| Died | 27 October 2019 (aged 41–42) |
| Cause of death | Air strike |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
| Occupation | Official spokesman of the Islamic State |
| Predecessor | Abu Mohammad al-Adnani |
| Successor | Abu Hamza al-Qurashi |
| Movement | Islamic State |
| Criminal charge(s) | Designated a terrorist by the United Nations Security Council and the US State Department |
Thaher Salim Mohammad al-Shahiri (Arabic: ظاهر سليم محمد الشاهري) known by his nom de guerre Abul-Hasan al-Muhajir (Arabic: أبو الحسن المهاجر; died 27 October 2019) was the kunya used by the second official spokesman of the Islamic State from 5 December 2016 until 27 October 2019, when he was killed in a U.S. airstrike in northwest Syria. He was a Saudi national. He was replaced by Abu Hamza Al-Qurashi.