Former Iraqi awmaker Ahmed al-Alwani found dead in Beirut
Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani has been found dead in an apartment in Beirut, prompting a murder investigation by Lebanese authorities.
Lebanese authorities have launched a murder investigation after the body of former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was discovered in an apartment in Beirut's Tariq Al-Jadeeda neighborhood on Monday. The official National News Agency described the death as a murder, with Judge Ahmed Rami al-Hajj overseeing the investigation by Lebanon's Internal Security Forces.
Investigation Details
A Lebanese judicial source told AFP that preliminary findings indicate al-Alwani was strangled to death. Authorities have arrested a Lebanese national suspected of involvement and are searching for two Syrian suspects who remain at large. The suspects had transported al-Alwani from the airport to his hotel when he arrived in Beirut last week.
The embassy is awaiting the final report from the Lebanese security agencies to disclose the circumstances of the crime.
Background
Al-Alwani, a Sunni politician who represented Iraq's western Anbar province, gained prominence during 2012-2013 protests against the Shia-led government of then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. He was arrested in December 2013 during a raid on his home in Ramadi that killed his brother and several others.
In 2014, al-Alwani was sentenced to death on terrorism charges but was released in April 2025 under Iraq's General Amnesty Law after more than a decade in detention. Following his release, he returned to public life, frequently meeting political figures including Iraqi-Kurdish leaders in Erbil until late last year.
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