November 13, 2026
The file of the death of former Iraqi MP Ahmed Al-Alwani in Lebanon entered a new phase, following the completion of medical examinations and confirmation of the identity of the body, with the Iraqi embassy in Beirut announcing its receipt in preparation for his transfer to the homeland, amid continuing judicial and security investigations to uncover the circumstances of the accident.
In this context, the Iraqi ambassador to Lebanon, Muhammad Reda Al-Husseini, confirmed today, Friday, that Al-Alwani’s body had been officially received from the Lebanese authorities, at the request of his family, and following the issuance of the Lebanese forensic doctor’s report, which determined the causes of death.
The embassy explained in a statement carried by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that the results of the DNA tests conducted on the body were completely identical to the samples taken from his son, which conclusively decided the identity of the deceased, in addition to the results of the CT scan, noting that copies of the forensic doctor’s report will be delivered to his family.
The embassy indicated that it immediately began completing the necessary official procedures to ship the body to Iraq as soon as possible, to deliver it to his family and bury him in burial.
On the judicial and security level, the Iraqi embassy stressed that it is closely following the ongoing joint investigations between the concerned authorities in both Lebanon and Iraq, stressing that the investigations are proceeding at an accelerated pace to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident, reveal the identity of those involved and bring them to justice.
