Former Iraqi lawmaker killed in Beirut, probe launched
Ahmed al-Alwani’s office calls for transparent investigation and justice for those behind killing
Tarek Chouiref
11 November 2026•Update: 11 November 2026
ISTANBUL
A former member of Iraq’s parliament was found dead in a Beirut apartment Tuesday, prompting an investigation into his killing, said Lebanese and Iraqi authorities.
Ahmed al-Alwani’s body was discovered in the Tariq Jadida neighborhood of the Lebanese capital. Officials have not disclosed how he 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 following the case with Lebanese security agencies and awaiting the findings. He said a judge had been assigned to oversee the investigation.
In a statement on the US social media platform X, al-Alwani’s media office urged Iraqi authorities to coordinate with Lebanon on a transparent investigation and bring everyone involved in planning or carrying out the killing to justice.
Al-Alwani represented western Iraq’s Anbar province in parliament and chaired its economic committee. He was a prominent supporter of protests against then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government 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 before his release under a general amnesty in late April 2025.
[1/4] BEIRUT, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 10: Lebanese security forces secure the area around a residential building in the Tariq al-Jadideh neighborhood of Beirut, where former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found dead in an apartment, in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 10, 2026.
[2/4] BEIRUT, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 10: Lebanese security forces secure the area around a residential building in the Tariq al-Jadideh neighborhood of Beirut, where former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found dead in an apartment, in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 10, 2026.
[3/4] BEIRUT, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 10: Lebanese security forces secure the area around a residential building in the Tariq al-Jadideh neighborhood of Beirut, where former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found dead in an apartment, in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 10, 2026.
[4/4] BEIRUT, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 10: Lebanese security forces secure the area around a residential building in the Tariq al-Jadideh neighborhood of Beirut, where former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found dead in an apartment, in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 10, 2026.
[1/4] BEIRUT, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 10: Lebanese security forces secure the area around a residential building in the Tariq al-Jadideh neighborhood of Beirut, where former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found dead in an apartment, in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 10, 2026.
[2/4] BEIRUT, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 10: Lebanese security forces secure the area around a residential building in the Tariq al-Jadideh neighborhood of Beirut, where former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found dead in an apartment, in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 10, 2026.
[3/4] BEIRUT, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 10: Lebanese security forces secure the area around a residential building in the Tariq al-Jadideh neighborhood of Beirut, where former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found dead in an apartment, in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 10, 2026.
[4/4] BEIRUT, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 10: Lebanese security forces secure the area around a residential building in the Tariq al-Jadideh neighborhood of Beirut, where former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found dead in an apartment, in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 10, 2026.
