Akram al-Kaabi


Akram al-Kaabi is the founder and secretary general of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba in Iraq.
Nujaba emerged in 2013 as an offshoot of the Iraqi paramilitary Asaib Ahl al-Haq

History

Kaabi started as a commander in Jaish al-Mahdi after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. After forming Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq in July 2006, Kaabi became the deputy leader..
In an interview with Long War Journal, Kaabi stated he would overthrow the Iraqi government if ordered by Ali Khamenei.

Sanctions

On 5 March 2019, The U.S. Department of State designated Kaabi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order 13224.