Abdul Qadir Mumin

The quiet financier: Daesh’s elusive strongman

The quiet financier: Daesh’s elusive strongman

  • Abdul Qadir Mumin is believed to be already Daesh’s general directorate of provinces from Somalia
  • Born in Puntland in Somalia’s northeast, Sheikh Mumin lived in Sweden before settling in England, where he acquired British nationality
  • In London and Leicester, he built a reputation in the early 2000s as a fiery preacher in radical mosques, but also in online videos
By AFP ·