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Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani found dead in Beirut, investigated as murder

A judicial source says preliminary findings indicate strangulation and that a Lebanese suspect has been arrested.

Published Nov 11, 2026 · 11:44 UTC2 reports

The short version

  • Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found dead in a Beirut apartment, and Lebanese authorities are investigating it as a killing.[Al Jazeera · Associated Press]
  • Lebanon's top prosecutor is personally overseeing the probe, which the Internal Security Forces' Information Branch is carrying out.[Al Jazeera · Associated Press]
  • A judicial source says preliminary findings indicate strangulation, and one Lebanese suspect has been arrested.[Al Jazeera]
  • Al-Alwani's office called the death an assassination, while Iraq's ambassador said the embassy is awaiting the final report.[Al Jazeera]

Key facts

  • Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found dead in an apartment in Beirut.[Al Jazeera · Associated Press]
  • Lebanese authorities are investigating the death as a killing, and the National News Agency reported that the top prosecutor is personally overseeing the probe.[Al Jazeera · Associated Press]
  • Lebanese security and judicial officials said al-Alwani was struck on the head and strangled.[Associated Press]
  • A Lebanese judicial source told AFP that preliminary findings indicate al-Alwani was strangled and that a Lebanese national suspected of involvement has been arrested.[Al Jazeera]
  • Al-Alwani's office called his death an assassination and a treacherous crime and called for an investigation.[Al Jazeera]
  • Al-Alwani was arrested in December 2013 and sentenced to death in 2014 on terrorism charges, then released in April 2025 under Iraq's General Amnesty Law.[Al Jazeera]
  • Iraq's ambassador to Lebanon said the embassy is following the case closely and awaiting the final report from Lebanese security agencies.[Al Jazeera]

What remains uncertain

  • The cause of death rests on preliminary findings cited by a judicial source, and no final report has been released.[Al Jazeera]
  • The reporting does not establish a motive, and the investigation's outcome and any charges remain unknown.[Al Jazeera · Associated Press]

Sources

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