Draft:Caliph of the Islamic State
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The Caliph of the Islamic State is the head of state and government of the Islamic State.
PrecursorEmir of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham
Formation29 June 2014
First holderAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi
| Caliph of the Islamic State | |
|---|---|
 Flag used by the Islamic State | |
since 3 August 2023 | |
| Status | Head of state Head of government |
| Precursor | Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham |
| Formation | 29 June 2014 |
| First holder | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi |
Background
On 29 June 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham proclaimed the "return of the Islamic Caliphate" and renamed itself to the Islamic State, with Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as its first Caliph.[1][2] The Caliphate at its territorial peak controlled 12 million people with territories in various countries, notably Iraq, Syria and Nigeria.[3]
List of Caliphs
| No. | Image | Caliph | Reigned from | Reigned until | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi | 29 June 2014 | 27 October 2019 | |||||
| Vacant (27 October 2019 – 31 October 2019) | |||||||||
| 2 |  |
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi | 31 October 2019 | 3 February 2022[4] | |||||
| Vacant (3 February 2022 – 4 February 2022) | |||||||||
| 3 | Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi | 4 February 2022 | 15 October 2022 | ||||||
| Vacant (15 October 2022 – 30 November 2022) | |||||||||
| 4 | Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi | 30 November 2022[5] | 29 April 2023 | ||||||
| Vacant (29 April 2023 – 3 August 2023) | |||||||||
| 5 | Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi | 3 August 2023 | Present | ||||||