# Fawzi Mutlaq al-Rawi

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Iraqi politician (1940–2021)

Fawzi Mutlaq al-Rawi فوزي مطلق الراوي Alleged Leader of the Iraqi Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party In office 2003–2021 National Secretary Abdullah al-Ahmar Preceded by ? Succeeded by Mouteb Shenan Personal details Born 1940 (1940) Falluja, Dulaim, Kingdom of Iraq Died 28 June 2021(2021-06-28) (aged 80–81) Damascus, Syria Citizenship Iraqi Party Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party Nickname(s) Fawzi Isma'il al-Husayni al-Rawi Abu Akram Abu Firas

**Fawzi Mutlaq al-Rawi** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): فوزي مطلق الراوي, 1940 – 28 June 2021), also known by his aliases as **Abu Akram** or **Abu Firas**, was an Iraqi politician who was allegedly, according to the US, the leader of the Syrian-led Ba'athist movement in [Iraq](/source/Iraq).[1]

## Early life

Fawzi Mutlaq al-Rawi was born in 1940 in [Falluja](/source/Falluja) in the governorate of [Dulaim](/source/Al_Anbar_Governorate), [Iraq](/source/Iraq).[1]

## Iraq War

According to the US Treasury, Rawi was appointed to his position as Chairman of the Iraqi branch of the Syrian led Ba'ath movement by Syrian President [Bashar al-Assad](/source/Bashar_al-Assad) in 2003. In 2006 Rawi was number 13 of the Iraqi government's 41 most wanted, accused of funding and leading terrorist operations in Anbar province.[2]

In late 2007 the US Treasury designated Rawi on the accusation of providing financial and material support to al-Qaeda in Iraq. The US Treasury Department also accused Rawi of being supported by the Syrian government and having close ties to Syrian intelligence agencies. Rawi was accused of having twice met with a former commander of the Ba'athist militant group [Jaysh Muhammad](/source/Jaysh_Muhammad) in 2004, and having told the commander that the group would receive material support from the Syrian government. According to the US Treasury Rawi in 2005 helped transfer $300,000 to members of al-Qaeda in Iraq, alongside vehicle borne IED's, rifles, and suicide bombers. Rawi also allegedly discussed operational issues with representatives of the al-Qaeda leadership in Iraq, such as attacks against the US Embassy and within the [Green Zone](/source/Green_Zone).[3][*[better source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Questionable_sources)*] However, these allegations were never confirmed and Rawi hasn't been heard from since the [Iraq War](/source/Iraq_War).

In a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nour al-Maliki in January 2009, [David Petraeus](/source/David_Petraeus), Commander of United States Central Command, called Rawi one of the more dangerous members of the insurgency linked with the former Ba'athist government, although also downplayed the risk posed by such groups when compared to that posed by al-Qaeda in Iraq.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Despite claims by the US Treasury that Rawi was the leader of the Syrian led Ba'athist movement in [Iraq](/source/Iraq), the UN as well as Al-Sabah reported that [Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed](/source/Mohammed_Younis_al-Ahmed) was elected to lead the party in Syria.[4][5] Rawi is never mentioned in either report.

According to the U.S. as of 2010, Rawi was allegedly believed to be living in a Syrian government-owned apartment in the [Mezzeh](/source/Mezzeh) neighborhood of Damascus, and working out of the Syrian Ba'ath Party Command Building in the al-Halbuni District of the city.[1][*[better source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Questionable_sources)*]

Rawi died in Damascus on 28 June 2021.[6][*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## See also

- [List of fugitives from justice who disappeared](/source/List_of_fugitives_from_justice_who_disappeared)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-code_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-code_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-code_1-2) [*Code of Federal Regulations, Title 31, Money and Finance: Treasury, Pt. 500-End, Revised as of July 1 2010*](https://books.google.com/books?id=LpcV3VrEnC4C&q=Fawzi+al-Rawi&pg=PA603). Government Printing Office. 28 September 2010. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780160860034](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780160860034).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Iraq Releases Most-Wanted List](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iraq-releases-most-wanted-list/) - [CBS](/source/CBS), 3 July 2006

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Tabarani, Gabriel G. (2011). *Jihad's New Heartlands: Why the West Has Failed to Contain Islamic Fundamentalism*. AuthorHouse. p. 254. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4567-7771-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4567-7771-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["MUHAMMAD YUNIS AHMAD | United Nations Security Council"](https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1518/materials/summaries/individual/muhammad-yunis-ahmad). *www.un.org*. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Reviving the Iraqi Ba'ath: A Profile of General Muhammad Yunis al-Ahmad"](https://jamestown.org/program/reviving-the-iraqi-baath-a-profile-of-general-muhammad-yunis-al-ahmad/). *Jamestown*. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["فوزي الراوي يغادرنا"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240513224001/https://arab-newz.org/%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7/). Arab Newz. 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

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