Qasim al-Raymi

Qasim al-Raymi
قاسم الريمي
Qasim al-Raymi; قاسم الريمي
Born	5 June 1978; Nimr, As Salafiyah, Raymah Governorate, North Yemen
Died	29 January 2020 (aged 41); Wald Rabi', Al Bayda Governorate, Yemen
Nationality	Yemeni
Other names	Qassim al Rimi
Known for	Emir of AQAP
Military career
Allegiance	Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in Yemen (1998–2009); AQAP ; (2009–2020);
Years of service	1990s–2020
Rank	Emir of AQAP
Battles/wars	Yemen Insurgency 2012 Abyan offensive; ; Yemeni Civil War Battle of Mukalla (2015); Battle of Mukalla (2016); Abyan conflict (2016-2017); ;

Qasim Yahya Mahdi al-Raymi (Arabic: قاسم يحيى مهدي الريمي; 5 June 1978 – 29 January 2020) was a Yemeni militant who was the emir of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Al-Raymi was one of 23 men who escaped in the 3 February 2006 prison-break in Yemen, along with other notable al-Qaeda members. Al-Raymi was connected to a July 2007 suicide bombing that killed eight Spanish tourists. In 2009, the Yemeni government accused him of being responsible for the running of an al-Qaeda training camp in Abyan province. After serving as AQAP's military commander, al-Raymi was promoted to leader after the death of Nasir al-Wuhayshi on 12 June 2015.

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