Wadie Haddad — Carlos Character Profile

About Wadie Haddad

Head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) who initially recruits and commands Carlos. He entrusts him with the OPEC hostage mission, but their relationship fractures when Carlos pivots to mercenary work.

Character Facts

Played by

Ahmad Kaabour

Appears in

Carlos (2010)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Wadie Haddad — Professional Former Associate — Magdalena Kopp (Nora Waldstätten)

  Professional alignment within the PFLP structure.

• Wadie Haddad — Professional Former Subordinate — Johannes Weinrich (Alexander Scheer)

  Early hierarchical alignment under PFLP command.

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