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Terrorists and Extremists Database
The Counter Extremism Project maintains a database of extremist and terrorist leaders and operatives around the globe. Explore CEP’s Terrorists and Extremists Database (TED) to learn more.
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ISIS
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Type of Leader
Political Leaders
Position(s)
Caliph - deceased; Former leader of the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI)
Islamic Republic of Iran
Ali Khamenei
Type of Leader
Political Leaders
Position(s)
Supreme Leader of Iran, Former President of Iran, Shiite cleric
AQAP (Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula)
Anwar al-Awlaki
Type of Leader
Influencers, Propagandists, Inciters to Violence
Position(s)
Former leader of External Operations, recruiter, trainer (deceased)
Hamas
Khaled Meshaal
Type of Leader
Political Leaders
Position(s)
Former Chief of Hamas’s Political Bureau
Muslim Brotherhood
Mahmoud Ezzat
Type of Leader
Political Leaders
Position(s)
Acting supreme guide
IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps)
Qasem Soleimani
Type of Leader
Political Leaders
Position(s)
Commander of the Quds Force (deceased)
Muslim Brotherhood
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Type of Leader
Propagandists
Position(s)
Egyptian Qatar-based intellectual and spiritual leader