Falih Faisal Fahad Al-Fayyadh ( ar, فالح الفياض) is an

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

i politician, former head and advisor of the

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, and currently the chairman of the Popular Mobilization Forces He is also the founder of the " Ataa Movement".

Biography

Al-Fayyadh was born on 27 March 1956 in

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. He received his

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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

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, Iranian-backed militias, headed by Al-Fayyadh used marksmen to fire live bullets, hot water and

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against anti-government protesters, leading to many deaths and injuries.

Positions

* Chairman of the Popular Mobilization Forces. * Head & Advisor of National Security Council (Iraq). * Founder and leader of Ataa movement.

References

External links

Official site (Falih Alfayyadh)

Speech of Falih Alfayyadh during the establishment of a Ataa movement
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1956 births Living people Politicians from Baghdad Iraqi politicians Iraqi Shia Muslims Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces University of Mosul alumni {{Iraq-politician-stub