Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

Jamal Jafaar Mohammed Ali Ebrahimi (Arabic: جَمَالُ جَعْفَرِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَى ابْرَاهَىمَى, 1954 – 3 January 2020), known by the kunya Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (Arabic: ابُومُهْدَى الْمُهَنْدِسِ), 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.

Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
ابُومُهْدَى الْمُهَنْدِسِ
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
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

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]