Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
أبو مهدي المهندس
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in 2018
Deputy Chairman of Popular Mobilization Committee
Personal details
Born
Jamal Jafaar Mohammed Ali Ebrahimi

1954
Al Maqal, Basra Governorate, Iraq
Died3 January 2020(2020-01-03) (aged 65–66)
Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
NationalityIraq, Iran
Political partyIslamic Dawa Party
Military service
Allegiance Iran
Branch/service Popular Mobilization Forces

Jamal Jafaar Mohammed Ali Ebrahimi (Arabic: جمال جعفر محمد علي إبراهيمي, 1954 – 3 January 2020), known by the kunya Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (Arabic: أبو مهدي المهندس), was an Iraqi-Iranian military commander. He headed the Popular Mobilisation Committee (Al-Hashd Al-Sha'abi). He was the commander of the Kata'ib Hezbollah militia.

He was accused of being a terrorist[1] over his activities in Kuwait in the 1980s. He was sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Kuwait for his involvement in 1983 Kuwait bombings.[2]

Muhandis was on the United States list of designated terrorists.[3]

He was killed by a US airstrike at the Baghdad International Airport on 3 January 2020 alongside Qasem Soleimani.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Iraqi Army still ineffective despite U.S. training". Newsweek. Reuters. 4 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Glanz, James; Santora, Marc (7 February 2007). "Iraqi lawmaker was convicted in 1983 bombings in Kuwait that killed 5". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Lawrence, John (26 May 2015). "Iraq Situation Report: May 23–25, 2015". understandingwar.org. Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 27 May 2015. See paragraph 5 of the report.
  4. ↑ Hassan, Falih; Rubin, Alissa J.; Crowley, Michael (2020-01-02). "Iraqi TV Reports Strike Kills Powerful Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-03.