Nasir al-Wuhayshi
Nasir al-Wuhayshi | |
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ناصر الوحيشي | |
Wuhayshi in 2012 | |
| 1st Emir of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula | |
| In office 20 January 2009 – 12 June 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Qasim al-Raymi |
| 3rd Emir of al-Qaeda in Yemen | |
| In office 3 February 2006 – 20 January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed al-Ahdal |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1976 |
| Died | 12 June 2015 (aged 38) Mukalla, Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen |
| Manner of death | Drone strike |
| Nickname | Abu Basir |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Al-Qaeda |
| Battles/wars | |
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Nasir Abdel Karim al-Wuhayshi (Arabic: ناصر عبد الكريم الوحيشي Nāṣir ʿAbdul-Karīm al-Waḥīshī; also transliterated as Naser al-Wahishi, Nasser al-Wuhayshi) alias Abu Basir, (1 October 1976 – 12 June 2015) was a Yemeni Islamist, who served as the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Both Saudi Arabia and Yemen considered al-Wuhayshi to be among their most wanted fugitives. In October 2014, the US State Department increased the reward for any information leading to the capture or killing of al-Wuhayshi to US$10 million, the same as ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Wuhayshi was killed in a US drone strike in Hadhramaut Governorate of Yemen on 12 June 2015.