Abu Abdullah al-Shafi'i

Wirya Rasoul Salih Hawleri (Kurdish: وریا ڕەسووڵ ساڵح هەولێری), known as Abu Abdullah al-Shafi'i (Arabic: ابو عبدالله الشافعي; Father of Abdullah, the Shafi'i), is the former leader of Ansar al-Islam, Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna, and Jama'at Ansar al-Islam. Born in Zakho, Iraqi Kurdistan,^[1][2] he is a Kurdish veteran of jihad in Afghanistan and Chechnya.^[1] On 3 May 2010, he was captured by the Iraqi government along with seven others.^[3]

Wirya Rasoul Salih Hawleri
Native name	ورێیا ڕەسووڵ ساڵح هەولێری
Other name(s)	Abu Abdullah al-Shafi'i
Born	Zakho, Iraqi Kurdistan
Allegiance	Ansar al-Islam Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna
Known for	Leader of Ansar al-Islam and Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna, Kurdish jihadist veteran. In 2010, he was arrested and imprisoned in Abu Ghraib prison.
Battles / wars	Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iraq
Children	Abdullah (son)