Al-Jiburi's date of his birth is unknown, but according to an ISIS obituary he was from Mosul and completed his studies in English literature at the university in the city.

During the Iraqi insurgency, after his release from prison he was the head of ISIL's intelligence near Mosul and staged assassinations, raids against police and military as well as suicide bombings.

While in Syria, Jiburi was the head of ISIL's branch in the Latakia Governorate, while there he gained a reputation for "pathological violence" and brutality against the Free Syrian Army.

During his tenure as the governor of Wilayat al-Khayr he commanded an assault on the border town of Abu Kamal which was repelled, then shifted his efforts into fighting against the rebels, launching an offensive against al-Nusra and allied groups in July.

In Iraq after returning to the country from Syria he was appointed as the governor of ISIL's Northern Baghdad province and fought in Fallujah against Iraqi government forces and allied paramilitaries.