Akram al-Kaabi

Akram al-Kaabi
أكرم الكعبي
Secretary-General of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
Assumed office
2013
Personal details
Born (1977-07-17) 17 July 1977 (age 47)
Amarah, Ba'athist Iraq
Military service
Allegiance Iraq
Branch/serviceMahdi Army (2003–2008)
Popular Mobilization Forces (2013–2020)
Islamic Resistance in Iraq (2020-present)
UnitHarakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
Battles/warsIraq War
War in Iraq (2013–2017)

Akram Abbas al-Ka'abi (Arabic: أكرم الكعبي; born 17 July 1977) is an Iraqi militant leader who is the founder and Secretary-General of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba (HHN) in Iraq.[1] Kaabi is a U.S.-designated terrorist who is regarded as one of the main operatives of IRGC's Quds Force in Iraq. He has been an ardent supporter and promoter of Iranian influence in Iraq while being the most outspoken critic of American military presence as he seeks to compel U.S. forces to withdraw completely from Iraq.[2]

Al-Kaabi's militia, HHN, emerged in 2013 as an offshoot of the Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary group Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq.[3]

  1. ^ "Akram Al-Kaabi". Counter Extremism Project. 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Akram al-Kaabi: Iranian-Backed Militia Leader Threatens American Presence in Iraq". Jamestown. 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Iraq's Shiite forces claim victory over IS". Al-Monitor. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.