The wife and children of the Somali ISIS leader are said to be living in accommodation funded by British taxpayers.
Abdul Kadir Mumin, who is regarded as the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group, has a wife and three children residing in a council flat located in Slough, a town in southeastern England. This has been reported by a media outlet.
Mumin, recognizable by his red beard, is believed to have recently been elevated to the role of supreme commander of ISIS. He is now among the world’s most wanted terrorists, currently thought to be hiding in the remote Qal Miskado mountains of Somalia’s Puntland region while trying to steer the terrorist organization. However, before taking on this leadership role, he lived in London from 2003 to 2010, during which time he met and married Muna Abdul, a British Somali woman. They have three children together, and she is thought to be his second wife out of four.
During his time in London, Mumin reportedly gave lectures at the Greenwich Mosque, a venue where he allegedly interacted with other terrorists, including “Jihad John” Mohamed Emwazi, known for his role in executing Western journalists. Another notable figure who frequented the mosque was Michael Adebolajo, who infamously killed British soldier Lee Rigby in 2013. Both had intentions of joining Islamist groups in Somalia.
Mumin was also said to be a regular at various cafes in London where Somalis gathered to recruit militants for the al-Shabaab terror group.
After leaving Britain in 2010 to join the global jihad movement, Mumin’s wife and children remained in the UK, reportedly living on taxpayer assistance in their council flat. Muna Abdul shared her experience, saying, “He left me with three children. It wasn’t easy for me. He didn’t even tell me where he was going. One day he came home and said he was leaving.”
She continued with a sense of resignation, stating, “He abandoned us. What else do you want me to say? We haven’t seen him or heard from him in over 10 years. We have nothing to do with him. The kids know who he is, but they don’t have any contact with him either.”
Abdul mentioned that she last visited her husband in Somalia more than a decade ago, but they haven’t had any communication since. A family acquaintance, identified as Ibrahim, remarked that Mumin had become more radicalized while still in the UK, suggesting he used to be a more traditional preacher.
This situation comes in light of the UK government’s acknowledgment that human rights laws, including the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), have hindered the deportation of approximately 170 dangerous foreign nationals, half of whom are labeled as terrorists or extremists. Although the UK has left the European Union, it remains bound by the ECHR.
In 2023, it was revealed that British taxpayers were also financing the home of Mohammad Qasem Sawalha, who is reported to have conducted armed operations for Hamas in the West Bank before seeking refuge in the UK in the 1990s and subsequently acquiring British citizenship.
