Abu al-Baraa el-Azdi

Mohammed Abdullah (Arabic: محمد عبد الله), also known as Abu al-Baraa el-Azdi, is a Yemeni^[1] militant and member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Both names are noms de guerre. He was reported to originally be a preacher who joined ISIL in Syria.

Abu al-Baraa el-Azdi
أبو البراء شرم الأزدي
Born	Mohammed Abdullah Yemen
Other names	Abu al-Baraa el-Azdi
Citizenship	Yemeni
Organization	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

He rose to prominence in mid-November 2014 when ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appointed him Emir and leader of the city of Derna in Libya, soon after the partial takeover of the city by ISIL and declaration of the Wilayah Barqah (Province of Eastern Libya).^[2] He also became the city's top religious judge.^[3]

ISIL regularly appoints foreigners to key government positions.^[4]