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

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i politician, former head and advisor of the National Security Council, and currently the chairman of the

Popular Mobilization Forces The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) ( ar, الحشد الشعبي ''al-Ḥashd ash-Shaʿbī''), also known as the People's Mobilization Committee (PMC) and the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), is an Iraqi state-sponsored umbrella organization ...

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 The University of Mosul is a public university located in Mosul. It is one of the largest educational and research centers in the Middle East, and the second largest in Iraq, behind the University of Baghdad. The University of Mosul was closed b ...

in 1977. He is the Chairman of the

and the Chairman and Founder of the Ataa Movement. He also served as advisor of National Security Council in the

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. On 8 January 2021, the

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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

. * Head & Advisor of

National Security Council (Iraq) The Iraqi National Security Council (INSC) ( ar, مجلس الأمن الوطني العراقي) was the body in charge of coordinating Iraq's national security, intelligence and foreign policy strategy. It was established in 2004. Council powe ...

. * 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