Isnilon Hapilon
Isnilon Hapilon | |
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Image of Isnilon Hapilon used in a US government poster from 2006 | |
| Birth name | Isnilon Totoni Hapilon |
| Born | March 10, 1968 Maluso, Basilan, Philippines |
| Died | October 16, 2017 (aged 49) Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Philippines |
| Allegiance | Moro National Liberation Front (1985–1994) Abu Sayyaf (1994–2017) Al-Qaeda (1994–2014) Islamic State (2014–2017) |
| Battles / wars | Moro conflict |
| Spouse(s) | Kaye Andrea Noval |
Isnilon Totoni Hapilon (March 10, 1968 – October 16, 2017), also known by the nom de guerre Abu Abdullah al-Filipini, was a Filipino Islamist militant affiliated with IS. He was formerly leader of Abu Sayyaf Group, before its battalions pledged their allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. An April 2016 issue of IS's weekly newsletter Al-Naba said that Hapilon had been appointed as "emir of all Islamic State forces in the Philippines".
In the early morning of October 16, 2017, he was killed by the Philippine Army in the Battle of Marawi, along with Omar Maute.