Johnny Adair
Johnny Adair | |
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Adair in 2019 | |
| Birth name | John Adair |
| Nickname(s) | Mad Dog |
| Born | 27 October 1963 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Paramilitaries |
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| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit | C Company, West Belfast Brigade |
| Conflicts | |
| Spouse(s) |
Gina Crossan
(m. 1997; div. 2003) |
John Adair (born 27 October 1963), better known as Johnny Adair or Mad Dog Adair, is a Northern Irish loyalist and the former leader of the "C Company", 2nd Battalion Shankill Road, West Belfast Brigade of the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF). This was a cover name used by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), a loyalist paramilitary organisation. In 2002 Adair was expelled from the organisation following a violent internal power struggle. Since 2003, he, his family and a number of supporters have been forced to leave Northern Ireland by the mainstream UDA.