Falih Al-Fayyadh Explained

Falih Al-Fayyadh
فالح الفياض
Office:National Security Advisor
Term Start:July 2009
Term End:July 2020
President:Fuad Masum
Birth Name:Falih Faisal Fahad Al-Fayyadh
Birth Date:27 March 1956
Birth Place:Sadr City, Kingdom of Iraq
Nationality:Iraqi
Party:Ataa Movement
Alma Mater:University of Mosul
Website:http://falihalfayyadh.com/

Falih Faisal Fahad Al-Fayyadh (Arabic: فالح الفياض; born 27 March 1956) 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.

Biography

Al-Fayyadh was born on 27 March 1956 in Baghdad.[6] 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. Until July 2020, Al-Fayyadh was the Iraqi Prime Minister’s National Security Advisor.

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. The sanction was based on the Global Magnitsky Act and resulted in Al-Fayyadh being placed on Office of Foreign Assets Control's SDN List.[7] [8] [9] [10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Security Advisor from Iraq visits NATO. Nato.int. 27 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Iraqi National Security Adviser Falih al-Fayyadh Visits Hoover. Hoover.org. 27 December 2017.
  3. Web site: IRAQ : Faleh Al Fayad. 15 June 2016. Intelligenceonline.com. 27 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Iraqi National Security Adviser Says Terrorism Linked to Syria. 25 February 2013. Al-monitor.com. 27 December 2017.
  5. Web site: Comparing Iraq's Shiite forces to Iran's Basij. 11 May 2015. Al-monitor.com. 27 December 2017.
  6. Web site: 14 January 2021 . Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action . Federal Register.
  7. Web site: Sanctions List Search - Falih Al-Fayyadh . sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.
  8. Web site: 8 January 2021. Treasury Sanctions Iraqi Militia Leader Connected to Serious Human Rights Abuse. treasury.gov.
  9. Web site: April 2, 2021. 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.
  10. Web site: Roggio . Bill . January 11, 2021 . U.S. designates Iraqi PMF chairman for human rights violations . Long War Journal.
  11. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171206053809/http://www.rudaw.net/arabic/middleeast/iraq/081020173 . 2017-12-06 . dead .
  12. Web site: صحيفة الندى. Elnadanews.com. 27 December 2017.
  13. Web site: قناة ان ار تي. https://web.archive.org/web/20171127144217/http://www.nrttv.com/AR/Details.aspx?Jimare=64653. dead. November 27, 2017. November 27, 2017.