{"id":29473,"date":"2026-11-11T07:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/?p=29473"},"modified":"2026-11-11T07:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:29:11","slug":"former-iraqi-lawmaker-ahmed-al-alwani-found-dead-in-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/?p=29473","title":{"rendered":"Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani found dead in Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Lebanese authorities launch \u2018murder\u2019 investigation after al-Alwani\u2019s body is found in an apartment in Beirut.<\/em>Listen (3 mins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F2gqvhg\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Former%20Iraqi%20lawmaker%20Ahmed%20al-Alwani%20found%20dead%20in%20Beirut&amp;source=sharethiscom&amp;related=sharethis&amp;via=AJEnglish&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F2gqvhg\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aje.news\/2gqvhg\"><\/a>Add Al Jazeera on Google<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/62-1794337008-1794364004.webp?resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Ahmed al-Alwani\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ahmed al-Alwani was vocal critic of Iran&#8217;s influence in Iraq and of Iranian-backed Shia armed groups in the country [File: Ahmed al-Alwani via Facebook]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani has been found dead in an apartment in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, according to a security source, with Lebanese authorities investigating his death as a killing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source, who spoke to Al Jazeera on Tuesday, did not disclose how al-Alwani had died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">list of 3 items<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">end of list<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His body was found on Tuesday evening in an apartment in the Tariq al-Jdideh neighbourhood of Beirut, according to Lebanese media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official National News Agency (NNA) said Lebanon\u2019s top prosecutor, Judge Ahmed Rami al-Hajj, is personally overseeing the investigation into al-Alwani\u2019s killing, which is being carried out by the Information Branch of Lebanon\u2019s Internal Security Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement on X, al-Alwani\u2019s office called the former lawmaker\u2019s death an \u201cassassination\u201d and a \u201ctreacherous crime\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It called for an investigation and accountability for the perpetrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is not a passing incident to be brushed aside with condolences and condemnation,\u201d it said. \u201cIt is a crime that demands a firm official response and a transparent investigation that reveals who planned it, who carried it out and who else was involved. Whoever is behind it, no one is above accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Lebanese judicial source, meanwhile, told the AFP news agency that preliminary findings indicate al-Alwani was strangled to death and that a Lebanese national suspected of involvement has been arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source said authorities are looking for two Syrian suspects still at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the suspects had taken al-Alwani from the airport to his hotel when he arrived in Beirut last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Alwani, a Sunni politician, formerly represented the western province of Anbar in Iraq\u2019s parliament. He rose to prominence during the protests of 2012 and 2013, against the Shia-led government of then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, whom protesters accused of sectarian policies and of marginalising Sunnis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get instant alerts and updates based on your interests. Be the first to know when big stories happen.Yes, keep me updated<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was also a vocal critic of Iran\u2019s influence in Iraq and of Iranian-backed Shia armed groups in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Alwani was arrested in December 2013 during a security raid on his home in Ramadi, during which his brother and several others were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was sentenced to death in 2014 on \u201cterrorism\u201d charges, but released in April 2025 under Iraq\u2019s General Amnesty Law after more than a decade in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraq\u2019s Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammed Reda al-Husseini said on Tuesday that the Iraqi embassy was following the case closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the embassy is awaiting the final report from the Lebanese security agencies to \u201cdisclose the circumstances of the crime\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lebanese authorities launch \u2018murder\u2019 investigation after al-Alwani\u2019s body is found in an apartment in Beirut.Listen (3 mins Add Al Jazeera on Google Former \n<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/?p=29473\"> [...]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29473"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29485,"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29473\/revisions\/29485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevery.biz.ua\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}