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Reports Tie Alleged ISIS Leader Abdul Qadir Mumin to Family in UK Council Housing

His estranged wife in Slough says he abandoned the family more than a decade ago.

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This picture taken on September 1, 2016, in Nairobi shows a computer screen displaying the portrait of Somali-born cleric Abdulqadir Mumin, accused of heading the Islamic State group in East Africa. A middle-aged Somali-born cleric with a bright orange beard was this week put on a US terror list, accused of heading the Islamic State group in East Africa. The US State Department on August 31, 2016, said Abdulqadir (also Abdiqadir) Mumin is "the head of a group of ISIL-linked individuals in East Africa," using another term for IS, and branding him a "global terrorist". / AFP / SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Press reports, sourced to the Daily Mail and echoed by other outlets, claim Mumin has been elevated to a top role in ISIS, though some analysts question whether he meets the group’s formal leadership criteria.
  • Mumin’s wife, identified as British Somali Muna Abdule, is reported to live with their three children in a taxpayer-funded council flat in Slough.
  • Abdule says she has had no contact with Mumin for over ten years and describes him as having left the family without explanation.
  • During years in the UK in the 2000s, Mumin reportedly preached in London, crossed paths with Mohammed Emwazi and Michael Adebolajo, and was linked to alleged al‑Shabaab recruiting circles.
  • He is believed to be operating in Somalia’s Puntland region; the U.S. moved to designate him a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and targeted his network in a 2024 airstrike that did not confirm his death.