Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
Iraqi politician and militia commander (1954-2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Quick Facts Deputy Chairman of Popular Mobilization Committee, Personal details ...
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis | |
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أبو مهدي المهندس | |
Deputy Chairman of Popular Mobilization Committee | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jamal Jafaar Mohammed Ali Ebrahimi 1954 Al Maqal, Basra Governorate, Iraq |
Died | 3 January 2020(2020-01-03) (aged 65–66) Baghdad Governorate, Iraq |
Nationality | Iraq, Iran |
Political party | Islamic Dawa Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Iran |
Branch/service | Popular Mobilization Forces |
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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]