Raja Nawaf Farhan al-Mahalawi (Arabic: رجا نواف فرحان المحلاوي) was the Governor of Iraq's Al Anbar province, serving from January 2005 until his death in May 2005.
[5] On 29 May, US Forces in Rawah came under heavy RPG and automatic rifle fire from Al-Qaeda in Iraq insurgents in a farmhouse.
[7][3][4] Mahalawi hadn't been shot,[5] but had instead seemingly been killed by a falling piece of rubble that had fallen on him during the firefight.
[5] His body was identified by family members in Qaim on 30 May, and his death announced by Laith Kuba, a Government Spokesperson, on Tuesday 31 May.
[5] Following al-Mahalawi's death the Provincial Council elected Maamoon Sami Rasheed al-Alwani as his successor.