Falih Al-Fayyadh
Falih Faisal Fahad Al-Fayyadh () is an Iraqi politician, former head and advisor of the National Security Council, and currently the chairman of the Popular Mobilization Forces He is also the founder of the "Ataa Movement". Biography. Al-Fayyadh was born on 1 February 1956 in Sadr City. He received his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mosul in 1977. He is the Chairman of the Popular Mobilization Forces and the Chairman and Founder of the Ataa Movement. He also served as advisor of National Security Council in the Iraqi government. On 8  January 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Al-Fayyadh for “his connection to serious human rights abuse,” and addressed his role in the violent repression of Iraqi protests beginning in October 2019. During the protests, Iraqi security forces controlled by Al-Fayyadh used live ammunition against peaceful protesters, killing at least 600 and wounding thousands.