Abdelmalek Droukdel | |
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عبد المالك دروكدال | |
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First Emir of AQIM | |
In office 26 January 2007 – 3 June 2020 | |
Preceded by | Position created |
Succeeded by | Abu Ubaidah Youssef al-Annabi |
Personal details | |
Born | Meftah, Algeria | 20 April 1970
Died | 3 June 2020 Talahandak, Mali | (aged 50)
Education | Blida 1 University |
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Years of service | 1993 – 2020 |
Rank | Emir |
Battles/wars | |
Abdelmalek Droukdel (Arabic: عبد المالك دروكدال; 20 April 1970 – 3 June 2020),[1] also known by his alias as Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud (Arabic: أبو مصعب عبد الودود), was the emir, or leader, of the Algerian Islamic militant group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), formerly the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC). He was killed during a French special operation during the Battle of Talahandak.