Abdallah Najim Abdallah Muhammad al-Juwari, also known as Abdullah Abu Azzam al-Iraqi ( ; (died 25 September 2005), was a senior leader in Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI).
Life Born in Iraq, he originally joined AQI's predecessor, Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, becoming an aide to its leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. He was reported to be the number two leader and "chief financier" in AQI, and was also known as the emir of Anbar.The Demise of Abu Azzam, The Long War Journal, 2005-09-26, accessed on 2008-10-01
There was a reward of $50,000 offered for information leading to his death or capture. He was killed by the United States Army in a shootout in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad; according to army reports, he resisted arrest in an early morning raid.
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