Salwan Momika

Salwan Momika
سلوان موميكا
ܣܠܘܢ ܡܘܡܝܟܐ
Momika holding a picture of Muqtada al-Sadr, 2023
Born
Salwan Sabah Matthew Momika

(1986-06-23)23 June 1986
Died29 January 2025(2025-01-29) (aged 38)
Södertälje, Sweden
Cause of deathGunshot wound
Known forQuran desecrations
Children2
Military career
Allegiance Iraq
Iran
Branch Popular Mobilization Forces
Service years2014–2017
Unit
Conflicts

Salwan Sabah Matthew Momika (Arabic: سلوان صباح متَّى موميكا; Syriac: ܣܠܘܢ ܨܒܚ ܡܬܝ ܡܘܡܝܟܐ; 23 June 1986 – 29 January 2025) was an Iraqi refugee, and an ex-paramilitary member of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). While living in Sweden, he gained fame for being an anti-Islam demonstrator who organized public demonstrations where he burnt and desecrated the Qur'an. Momika was assassinated on 29 January 2025 during a live broadcast on TikTok.