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Former Iraqi MP Ahmad al-Alwani found murdered in Beirut apartment
Former Iraqi MP for Anbar province Ahmad al-Alwani was found murdered inside an apartment in Beirut’s Tariq al-Jdideh district. He is believed to have been strangled, while Lebanese security forces detained a suspect.
Former Iraqi MP Ahmad al-Alwani was found murdered inside an apartment in the Tariq al-Jdideh district of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Lebanese media and international news agencies reported that Lebanese authorities are treating the incident as a murder.
Alwani is believed to have been strangled inside the apartment and may have been lured there before his death. His body was found after his family reported that they had been unable to contact him for several days.
Suspect detained
A Lebanese security source said the apartment had been rented by a Lebanese national and two Syrians. Security forces detained a person suspected of involvement in the crime, while the Information Branch of the Internal Security Forces is conducting the investigation under the supervision of the public prosecutor’s office.
The Iraqi Embassy in Beirut is awaiting the results of DNA testing to officially confirm the identity of the body. Alwani’s media office also rejected part of the initial account, stressing that he did not stay at a hotel after arriving in the Lebanese capital.
From Anbar to prison and then Beirut
Alwani represented Anbar province in Iraq’s Council of Representatives and rose to prominence during protests in the province against the government of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. He was arrested in December 2013 during a raid on his home in Ramadi, where his brother was killed. He was later sentenced to death, a ruling that drew criticism from human rights organizations, before being released in April 2025.
Some media outlets linked his killing to his political positions criticizing Iranian influence and armed factions, while Lebanese authorities have not announced any motive for the crime so far.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons (Beirut CC BY 4.0, Ramadi public domain; archive). Sources: L’Orient Today, Arab News, Associated Press, TASS.
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