In a horrific development, an Iraqi TikTok star & influencer Om Fahad was shot dead outside her home Baghdad home. The social media influencer Om Fahad who has also served jail time for her dancing videos in tight-fitting dress was murdered on Friday by bike-borne shooters. Om Fahad was in her car in the Zayouna district before a man arrived on a bike wearing black attire including helmet to cover his face and sprayed bullets on the Iraqi TikToker. Now, the question arises who was Om Fahad and what are the developments in her case?
Who was Om Fahad?
Om Fahad's real name was Ghufran Sawadi. As per reports, she was better known as Umm Fahad or Om Fadad. Om Fahad aka Umm Fahad used to share videos of herself dancing to pop music in form-fitting clothes. In the past, these videos were deemed inappropriate by Iraq’s judiciary. Ghufran Sawadi was sentenced to six months in prison for 'the crime of producing and publishing several films and videos containing obscene and indecent language, violating public decency and morals."
It is pertinent to mention here that it is not the first time an Iraqi social media influencer has been assassinated. In 2023, another popular Iraqi TikTok personality, Noor Alsaffar, known as Noor BM, was shot dead in Baghdad in September 2023. Noor Alsaffar had over 370,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok. Noor used to posted short videos about fashion, hair, and makeup, also often dancing to music.