1971–2019
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State
48years old at death
17,623days lived
14%of the people on this site died younger
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was born on 28 July 1971 and died on 27 October 2019, aged 48 years and 91 days. That is 17,623 days in all.
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