Abu Jaber Sheikh

Abu Jaber Sheikh
Abu Jaber Sheikh
أبو جابر الشيخ
Emir (General-Commander) of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham; (Nominal leader of the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham)
	In office; 28 January 2017 – 1 October 2017
Leader	Ahmed al-Sharaa (as De facto Military Commander of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham)
Preceded by	Position established ; Ahmed al-Sharaa as Emir of Jabhat Fatah al-Sham
Succeeded by	Ahmed al-Sharaa
Commander of Jaysh al-Ahrar
	In office; 1 December 2016 – September 2017
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Unknown
Commander of Jaysh Halab
	In office; February 2016 – 1 December 2016
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Abdul Rahman Noor and Omar Abdul-Razaq (as commanders); Abu al-Abd Ashidaa (as emir)
General-Commander of Harakat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya
	In office; 9 September 2014 – 12 September 2015
Preceded by	Hassan Aboud
Succeeded by	Abu Yahia al-Hamawi
Head of the Shura council (also Shura council leader or also Shura head)
	In office; 2 October 2017 – 29 January 2025
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	Hashim al-Sheikh; 1968 (age 57–58); Maskanah, Syria
Alma mater	University of Aleppo
Nickname	Abu Jaber Sheikh
Military service
Allegiance	Harakat Fajr ash-Sham al-Islamiya (2012–14); Ahrar al-Sham (2014–15); Army of Aleppo (February 2016); Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham; Jaysh al-Ahrar;
Branch/service	Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Years of service	2011–2025
Commands	General commander of Ahrar al-Sham (2014–15); Commander of the Army of Aleppo (February 2016); Emir of Tahrir al-Sham (January–October 2017); Shura head of Tahrir al-Sham (October 2017–January 2025);
Battles/wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) Northern Aleppo offensive (February 2016); ; Hama offensive (March–April 2017); ;

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Hashim al-Sheikh (Arabic: هاشم الشيخ), also known by his nom de guerre Abu Jaber Sheikh (Arabic: أبو جابر الشيخ) is a Syrian rebel commander and senior leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham. Previously a senior commander in Ahrar al-Sham, he directed its merger with other Islamist groups to form Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham.