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Falih Al-Fayyadh

Falih Al-Fayyadh

Advisor of National Security Council

Falih Faisal Fahad Al-Fayyadh (Arabic: فالح الفياض; born 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.

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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]

Positions

References

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    "National Security Advisor from Iraq visits NATO". Nato.int. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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    "Iraqi National Security Adviser Falih al-Fayyadh Visits Hoover". Hoover.org. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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    "IRAQ : Faleh Al Fayad". Intelligenceonline.com. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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    "Iraqi National Security Adviser Says Terrorism Linked to Syria". Al-monitor.com. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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    "Comparing Iraq's Shiite forces to Iran's Basij". Al-monitor.com. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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    "Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action". Federal Register. 14 January 2021.
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    "Sanctions List Search - Falih Al-Fayyadh". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.
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    "Treasury Sanctions Iraqi Militia Leader Connected to Serious Human Rights Abuse". treasury.gov. 8 January 2021.
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    "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.
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    Roggio, Bill (January 11, 2021). "U.S. designates Iraqi PMF chairman for human rights violations". Long War Journal.
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    "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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    "صحيفة الندى". Elnadanews.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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    "قناة ان ار تي". November 27, 2017. Archived from the original on November 27, 2017.


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