Falih Al-Fayyadh

Falih Faisal Fahad Al-Fayyadh (Arabic: فالح الفياض) is an Iraqi politician, former head and advisor of the National Security Council,[1][2][3][4] and currently the chairman of the Popular Mobilization Forces[5] He is also the founder of the "Ataa Movement".

Falih Al-Fayyadh
فالح الفياض
In office
15 July 2009 – 30 August 2018
PresidentFuad Masum
Personal details
Born
Falih Faisal Fahad Al-Fayyadh

(1956-02-01) 1 February 1956
Sadr City, Iraq
NationalityIraqi
Political party"Ataa Movement"
Alma materUniversity of Mosul
Websitehttp://falihalfayyadh.com/

Biography

Al-Fayyadh was born on 1 February 1956 in Sadr City. He received his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mosul in 1977. He is the Chairman of the Popular Mobilization Forces and the Chairman and Founder of the Ataa Movement. He also served as advisor of National Security Council in the Iraqi government.

On 8 January 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Al-Fayyadh for “his connection to serious human rights abuse,” and addressed his role in the violent repression of Iraqi protests beginning in October 2019. During the protests, Iraqi security forces controlled by Al-Fayyadh used live ammunition against peaceful protesters, killing at least 600 and wounding thousands.[6][7]

Positions

References
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  4. "Iraqi National Security Adviser Says Terrorism Linked to Syria". Al-monitor.com. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. "Comparing Iraq's Shiite forces to Iran's Basij". Al-monitor.com. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. "Treasury Sanctions Iraqi Militia Leader Connected to Serious Human Rights Abuse". treasury.gov. 8 January 2021.
  7. "Falih Al-Fayyadh's Fall From Grace: The Inside Story Of The Treasury Department's Sanctioning Of Iraq's PMF Chairman And What Is At Stake". Hoover Institution. April 2, 2021.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2017-12-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  10. "مستشارية الأمن الوطني". Nsa.gov.iq. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  11. "قناة ان ار تي". November 27, 2017. Archived from the original on November 27, 2017.
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