Jihadi John
Kuwaiti-British militant and ISIS executioner (1988–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mohammed Emwazi (born Muhammad Jassim Abdulkarim Olayan al-Dhafiri; Arabic: محمد جاسم عبد الكريم عليان الظفيري; 17 August 1988 – 12 November 2015) was a British militant of Kuwaiti origin seen in several videos produced by the Islamist extremist group Islamic State (IS) showing the beheadings of a number of captives in 2014 and 2015. A group of his hostages nicknamed him "John" since he was part of a four-person terrorist cell with English accents whom they called 'The Beatles'; the press later began calling him "Jihadi John".[3]
Mohammed Emwazi | |
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Born | Muhammad Jassim Abdulkarim Olayan al-Dhafiri (1988-08-17)17 August 1988[1] |
Died | 12 November 2015(2015-11-12) (aged 27) |
Cause of death | Drone strike |
Other names | "Mohammed Emwazi"[3] "John the Beatle"[4] "Jailer John"[5] Abu Abdullah al-Britani[6] Abu Muharib al-Yemeni[7] Mohammed al-Ayan[8] Muhammad ibn Muazzam[9] Mohammed Al-Zuhary[10] Abu Muharib al-Muhajir[11] Jihadi John[3] |
Citizenship | British[12] |
Education | BSc (lower second-class honours) in Information Systems with Business Management from the University of Westminster (2009)[13][14] |
Known for | Islamic State beheading incidents |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Al-Nusra Front (2012–13)[7] Islamic State (2013–15)[7] |
Years of service | 2012–2015[15] |
Battles/wars | Syria |
On 12 November 2015, United States officials reported that Emwazi had been hit by a drone strike in Raqqa, Syria.[16] His death was confirmed by IS in January 2016.[11]