Muhammad Zahab

Muhammad Zahab
Died2018 (2019)
Daesh
Occupationsmathematics teacher, jihadi fighter
Known forRose to a leadership role in Daesh

Muhammad Zahab (died 2018) was an Australian math teacher who recruited many of his relatives, friends and acquaintances to join him in Daesh occupied Syria.[1] The Australian Broadcasting Corporation public affairs show Four Corners reported he recruited his wife, parents, his two brothers, his sister, three cousins, four in-laws, and their children.[2]

Four Corners reported that Zahab rose to a leadership role in Daesh.[2] Australian security officials considered him the most senior member of the Daesh leadership from Australia.[3]

Zahab married his first wife Mariam Raad, in Australia.[2] He married a second wife, Zahra Ahmad, after he arrived in Syria.[4] He convinced or coerced at least a dozen Australians into IS, including his wife, Mariam Raad, their two children; his parents, Hicham and Aminah; his sister, Samaya; his cousin, Nesrine; his brothers, Kaled and Yusuf; and Kaled's wife, Mariam Dabboussy, and their child.[5]

Zahab was killed by an Iraqi air strike in 2018.[4]

In 2023, Raad, who by then had been repatriated to Australia, was charged with entering or remaining in a declared area controlled by a terrorist organisation (that area being Raqqa, IS's Syrian capital); she was the first person in Australia to be charged with this offense.[6] Police alleged she was aware of her husband Muhammad Zahab's activities with IS.[7] In May 2024, Raad pleaded guilty and received a conditional discharge.[8] She could have faced up to ten years in prison for the charge.[9]

In May 2026, Zahab’s second wife, Zahra Ahmad, was also repatriated to Australia.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Livia Albeck-Ripka (2019-10-21). "Desperate Pleas to Free Women and Children From ISIS Camps in Syria". The New York Times. p. A8. Retrieved 2020-07-22. While many women from around the world joined the terrorist group of their own accord, the families of all the Australian women in Al-Hol say they were coerced by husbands and other family members. Many say they are related by blood or marriage to Muhammad Zahab, a Sydney teacher turned Islamic State fighter, who they say delivered them to Syria.
  2. ^ a b c Dylan Welch; Suzanne Dredge; Naomi Selvaratnam (2019-09-30). "Married to Islamic State: The untold stories of the women Australia doesn't want back". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2020-07-22. Mariam Dabboussy is risking her safety to reveal how her brother-in-law Muhammad Zahab delivered her and her baby into the grip of the Islamic State (IS) group.
  3. ^ Giovanni Torre (2020-02-29). "'They told me she was coerced': says Australian dad fighting to bring his daughter home from ISIS". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 2020-07-23. Today, Mariam is one of 19 Australian women and 47 children being held in Al Hol camp in northern Syria. Eleven of them are believed to be related to Muhammad Zahab by blood or marriage.
  4. ^ a b Nino Bucci; Suzanne Dredge (2019-10-19). "How 12 Australian family members ended up detained in Syria after the fall of Islamic State". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2020-07-23. Among these men is notorious Islamic State recruiter Muhammad Zahab, who took the couple's eldest daughter Zahra as a second wife.
  5. ^ "Australia's unwanted Islamic State brides reveal their identities". ABC News. 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
  6. ^ Ireland, Olivia (2024-06-12). "Islamic State widow weeps in court as she avoids jail". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  7. ^ ABC News (Australia) (2023-01-05). Returned Islamic State wife charged over alleged travel to Syria | ABC News. Retrieved 2026-03-18 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Australian 'ISIS bride' avoids jail time for entering terrorist-controlled Syria". ABC News. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  9. ^ "Australia Charges Repatriated Islamic State Group Widow". Voice of America. 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  10. ^ Maiden, Samantha (2026-05-08). "Three ISIS brides arrested, one charged as chaos erupts at Melbourne, Sydney Airport". news.com.au. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  11. ^ "'Like paradise': Women and children with IS-links excited to return to Australia". ABC News. 2026-05-06. Retrieved 2026-05-10.

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