Former Iraqi lawmaker found dead in Beirut as investigation begins

Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found dead in an apartment in Beirut’s Tariq Jadida neighborhood on Tuesday, and Lebanese and Iraqi authorities have launched an investigation, according to Anadolu Agency.

Officials have not disclosed how al-Alwani was killed or identified any suspects.

Lebanon’s National News Agency said the Internal Security Forces’ Information Branch was investigating under the direct supervision of the country’s top prosecutor, Judge Ahmad Rami al-Hajj.

Iraqi Ambassador Mohammed Reda al-Husseini told the Iraqi News Agency that the embassy was coordinating with Lebanese security agencies and awaiting the findings. He said a judge had been assigned to oversee the investigation.

In a statement on “X”, al-Alwani’s media office called on Iraqi authorities to coordinate with Lebanon on a transparent investigation and bring to justice everyone involved in planning or carrying out the killing.

Al-Alwani represented Iraq’s western Anbar province in parliament and chaired its economic committee. He was a prominent supporter of protests against the government of then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in 2012 and 2013.

He was arrested during a raid on his home in Ramadi in December 2013 and spent more than 11 years in detention. He was released under a general amnesty in late April 2025.