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Report Links Alleged ISIS Leader to Family in the UK

LONDON — A new report has revealed family connections between a man believed to have ascended to a senior leadership role within the Islamic State (ISIS) terror network and the United Kingdom. According to the *Daily Mail*, Abdul Qadir Mumin, a figure linked to ISIS's operations in Somalia, has a wife and three children currently living in Slough, Berkshire.

Mumin, who was born in Somalia, lived for a time in Sweden before moving to the UK, where he was granted British citizenship. His wife, Muna Abdule, 43, told the newspaper she and their three children—a son aged 20 and two daughters aged 18 and 17—have had no contact with him for over a decade. "He abandoned us...We have not seen or heard from him in more than 10 years. We have nothing to do with him," said Abdule, who works for a health company and lives in a council flat.

During his time in the UK, Mumin was known as a radical preacher. He is reported to have crossed paths with two notorious British terrorists: Mohammed Emwazi, known as "Jihadi John," who was killed in a 2015 drone strike, and Michael Adebolajo, who was convicted for the 2013 murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby.

Leadership Role and Expert Skepticism

Mumin, formerly the head of an ISIS affiliate in Somalia, is believed by some security analysts to have been appointed to a top leadership position within the global ISIS network following a U.S. airstrike last year that killed the group's previous leader. However, this assessment is not universally accepted.

Several experts have cast doubt on the extent of his authority. Analysts at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point have suggested that Mumin may not meet the group's strict theological and genealogical requirements for supreme leadership and might instead function as a high-ranking operational commander. The French outlet France 24 has reported that his potential rise reflects a strategic shift for ISIS, where the symbolic role of "caliph" has diminished in importance as the group increasingly focuses its efforts on Africa.

The Current State of ISIS

The report emerges as international forces continue to target the terror group's remnants. Once controlling vast territories in Iraq and Syria, ISIS saw its so-called caliphate largely destroyed by a U.S.-led coalition. The group has since worked to regroup and rebuild, with U.S. and Syrian forces reporting the destruction of multiple ISIS weapons caches as recently as November 2025.

*Source: Based on reporting by the Daily Mail, with additional context from the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point and France 24
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