Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
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Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis | |
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أبو مهدي المهندس | |
Deputy Chairman of Popular Mobilization Committee | |
In office 15 June 2014 – 3 January 2020 | |
Secretary-General of Kata'ib Hezbollah | |
In office October 2003 – 3 January 2020 | |
Succeeded by | Ahmad al-Hamidawi |
Member of Iraqi Parliament | |
In office 2006–2007 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jamal Ja'far Muhd. Ali Al Ibrahim 16 November 1954 Abu Al-Khaseeb, Basra Governorate, Kingdom of Iraq |
Died | 3 January 2020 Baghdad Airport Road, Baghdad International Airport, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq | (aged 65)
Manner of death | Targeted killing |
Political party | Islamic Dawa Party (1977–2020) |
Other political affiliations | Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (1985–2020) |
Committees | Axis of Resistance |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Iraq |
Branch/service | Popular Mobilization Forces |
Years of service | 1979–2020 |
Rank | Commander |
Unit | Kata'ib Hezbollah Badr Brigade (formerly) |
Battles/wars | |
Jamal Ja'far Muhammad Ali Al Ibrahim (
From 1977, he was an opponent of Saddam Hussein. He became the commander of volunteer militias that grew from the need to combat ISIS, including the Kata'ib Hezbollah militia group,[2][3] which is designated a terror organisation by the governments of Japan, the US and the UAE;[4] and prior to that worked with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps against Saddam's regime.[5] Muhandis was on the United States list of designated terrorists.[6]
Allegations of terrorism have been levelled against him over his activities in Kuwait in the 1980s.
He was tracked down and killed by a
Early life and education
His birth name was Jamal Ja'far Muhammad Ali Al Ibrahim. He was born on 16 November 1954 in Abu Al-Khaseeb District, Basra Governorate, Iraq,[13] to an Iraqi father and an Iranian mother.[8] He finished his studies in engineering in 1977 and in the same year joined the Shia-based Dawa Party, which opposed the Ba'athist government.[10]
Military career
On 1979, after the activity of the Dawa Party was banned and hundreds of opponents were sentenced to death by Saddam Hussein.
He returned to Iraq following the
He returned to Iraq following the
On 31 December 2019, U.S. Secretary of State
War against ISIL in Iraq
After the formation of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) as a group in 2014[19] that originated to help Iraq defeat ISIL,[20] he was appointed to command the group.[21] The PMF group was composed of some 40 militias that fought in nearly every major battle against ISIL.[22]
Sanctions
In 2009, al-Muhandis was sanctioned by the
Death
Abu Mahdi was killed on 3 January 2020 around 1:00 a.m. local time (22:00 UTC 2 January),
Reaction
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group mentioned him as one of the symbols of Iraqi liberation from the US occupation and also condolences to the Iraqi for the death of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.[33]
Funeral and burial
On 4 January, a funeral procession for Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and Soleimani was held in Baghdad with thousands of mourners in attendance, waving Iraqi and militia flags
He was transferred to Iran for the DNA test.[38] A funeral procession was started from Ahvaz then was taken them to Mashhad. On 6 January, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei held funeral prayers among hundreds of thousands of people and crying in front of the flag-draped coffins for the deceased.[39][40] On 7 January, his body was returned to Iraq and transferred to his hometown of Basra.[41] His burial was delayed because of the huge crowd at the funeral.[38] On 8 January, Al-Muhandis was buried in Iraq's Najaf where hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their final respects. Funeral processions were also held in several Iraqi cities prior to Najaf, including Baghdad and Karbala.[42]
First anniversary
On 3 January 2021, the first anniversary of Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis' deaths was observed in Baghdad.[43] Tens of thousands of Iraqis marched on the highway leading to the airport while chanting anti-American slogans.[44]
See also
- Abu Mahdi (missile)
- List of assassinations by the United States
- USA kill or capture strategy in Iraq
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