Abdul Qader al-Najdi
Abdul Qader al-Najdi, also known as Abu Muaz al-Tikriti, is an Iraqi Islamic militant and the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya.History
He is sometimes confused as being Saudi Arabian due to the 'al-Najdi' in his name, but he is an Iraqi from the city of Tikrit as indicated by his kunya. He is not to be confused with Abu Habib al-Jazrawi, a deceased Saudi IS leader in Libya.
He replaced Abu Nabil al-Anbari who was killed in November 2015. His appointment was announced in the IS newsletter al-Naba in March 2016. A July 2018 UN report confirmed he is still alive and leading the group.
