1/23Hawi was known for having “arms as big as legs”.
Hawi: Life and times of slain ex-bikie boss
GALLERY: Crime boss Mahmoud “Mick” Hawi might have lived through the height of Sydney’s 2009 bikie wars, but his colourful past caught up with him when he was the victim of a brazen daylight execution in the carpark of a Fitness First gym in the city’s south. This is the definitive collection of photos from the life-and-times of slain ex-bikie boss Mick Hawi.
2/23Hawi had a taste for flashy gold and diamond jewellery.
3/23The Comanchero president was known for being well-groomed.
4/23CCTV footage captured the infamous fatal brawl at Sydney Airport.
5/23His wife Carolina Gonzales was Hawi’s high school sweetheart.
6/23Mick Hawi smirks as he leaves Kings Street Courts in custody. Picture: Bradley Hunter
7/23Mick Hawi at his son's birthday party at a Sydney clubhouse in 2009.
8/23Hawi had to give up the presidency of the Comanchero club when he was sent to jail for the airport brawl. Picture: Craig Greenhill
9/23Years later ... Hawi hadn’t taken his usual precautions and was ambushed in the carpark of Fitness First in Rockdale.
10/23The gunman was on foot when he fired into Hawi’s 4WD.
11/23Paramedics pictured on scene at Rockdale Fitness First after former bikie boss Mahmoud ‘Mick’ Hawi was shot in the car park.
12/23Still image supplied by NSW Police of 2 men suspected of being the shooters of Mahmoud "Mick" Hawi running from the Rockdale scene.
13/23Still image supplied by NSW Police of 2 men suspected of being the shooters of Mahmoud "Mick" Hawi running from the Rockdale scene.
14/23A car on fire in Chandler St, Kogarah, believed to be involved in the Mick Hawi shooting. Picture: Claude Nunes
15/23On the first anniversary of the shooting murder of Mahmoud ‘Mick’ Hawi, detectives are appeal for information from the community that may assist to identify the driver of the getaway car. CCTV was captured about 20 minutes later and depicts the man walking with another man along Bowood Avenue, Bexley, where it is alleged the second getaway car was parked and stored.
16/23The burned out car believed to be involved in the Rockdale Fitness First shooting where former bikie boss Mick Hawi was shot. Picture: Nick Hansen
17/23The Fitness First gym at Rockdale remained closed in the days following Hawi’s shooting. Picture: Toby Zerna
18/23Forensics officers examine the scene and collect evidence. Picture: Toby Zerna
19/23Forensics officers examine the scene and collect evidence. Picture: Toby Zerna
20/23Forensics officers examine the scene and collect evidence. Picture: Toby Zerna
21/23The former bikie boss was shot in the car park of a Fitness First gym in Rockdale, Sydney. Picture: Toby Zerna
22/23Friends and possible relatives of Hawi flooded the entrance of St George Hospital in Kogarah shortly after hearin the news.
23/23There was a large turnout for Hawi’s funeral, although no bikies wore their colours. Picture: Jeremy Piper
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