Johnny Adair

Johnny Adair
Adair in 2019
Birth name	John Adair
Nickname(s)	Mad Dog
Born	(1963-10-27) 27 October 1963 (age 61) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Paramilitaries	UDA West Belfast Brigade (2002-2003) Ulster Defence Association (until 2002) Ulster Young Militants
Rank	Brigadier
Unit	C Company, West Belfast Brigade
Conflicts	The Troubles 2002-03 internal UDA feud
Spouse(s)	Gina Crossan ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 2003)​

John Adair (born 27 October 1963),^{[citation needed]} 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.