Hisham al-Hashimi | |
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هشام الهاشمي | |
![]() al-Hashimi in 2020 | |
Born | |
Died | 6 July 2020 | (aged 47)
Cause of death | Gunshot wounds[1] |
Resting place | Wadi-us-Salaam, Al-Najaf, Iraq |
Education | University of Baghdad |
Occupation(s) | Historian and researcher in security and strategic affairs |
Hisham al-Hashimi (Arabic: هشام الهاشمي; 9 May 1973 – 6 July 2020) was an Iraqi historian and researcher in security and strategic affairs and extremist groups, and a specialist on the subject of the Islamic State and its supporters.[2][3][4][5] He also was an advisor to the Iraqi government on counter-terrorism.[6]