Falih Faisal Fahad Al-Fayyadh ( ar, فالح الفياض) is an Iraqi politician, former head and advisor of the

National Security Council A national security council (NSC) is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security. An NSC is often headed by a na ...

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

Ataa Movement The Ataa Movement ( ar, حركة عطاء), is an Iraqi political party recently established by the head of the Popular Mobilization Forces and Iraqi National Security Adviser Falih Alfayyadh. History The founding members of the party met in 2017, ...

Biography

Al-Fayyadh was born on 27 March 1956 in Baghdad. 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

. 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 tear gas 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
- YouTube 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