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Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim
alternative words: Abdel-Aziz al-Hakim keywords: cleric , statesman related topics: Baqir al-Hakim , Iraqi Governing Council , Najaf related web sites: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2954277.stm explanation: Born in 1959 as a son of the late Grand Ayatollah, Muhsin al-Hakim at Najaf. He fled to Iran with his brother, Baqr al-Hakim to avoid Saddam's persecution. He has been return from Iran after 23 years of exiles and participates now to American appointed Iraqi interim governing council. After the assassination of his brother in August 2003 at Najaf, he became the president of Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, an organisation founded in Iran by his brother against Saddam's regime. Ali al-Sistani
alternative words: Ali Sistani, Ali Husaini Sistani, Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Sistani keywords: cleric , famous person related web sites: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3033306.stm explanation: Born in 1930 into a religious family near the city of Mashad in Iran and began to study Koran very young. In 1951, he move to the Iranian holy city of Qom, then to Najaf, one year later. There, he deepened his knowledge with prominent Shia clerics such as Abul Qassim al-Khoei. In 1992, after the assassination of the latter, he has been elected to head of Hawza to succeed him. During Saddam's reign, he kept a low profile to remain outside politics. Baqir al-Hakim
alternative words: Sayyd Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim keywords: cleric related topics: Najaf , Saddam Hussein , Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim related web sites: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/baqir-hakim.htm , http://www.sciri.btinternet.co.uk/English/About_Us/Sayed/sayed.html , http://hussaynia.com/hakim/hakimmaryrdom.htm explanation: Born in 1939 as a son of Muhsin al-Hakim at Najaf and received the religious education. He founded with Sayed Mohammed Baqir Al-Sadr, an Islamic political movement and consequently he was persecuted by Saddam. In 1980, shortly after the outbreak of Iran-Iraq war, he fled to Iran with his brother Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim and founded "Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq". In May 2003, after the fall of Saddam's regime, he returned from Iran but assassinated 3 months later at Najaf. Muqtada al-Sadr
alternative words: Moqtada Sadr keywords: cleric , famous person related topics: Mahdi Army related web sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moqtada_Sadr , http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/815FF50A-4D63-43CB-A404-84DF9E6CDF70.htm explanation: Born in 1974 as the youngest son of a Shia dignitary, Muhammad Sadiq Sadr, assassinated in 1999 by Saddam's secrete police, is a rising political figure in the post war Iraq. Though he has not received enough education to be recognized in Shia hierarchy, thanks to the reputation of his farther and a support from Iranians (he married with a family of Iranian dignitary), he has successfully organized a militia army, al Mahdi to oppose the coalition force. Page number: 1 4 articles extracted from postgresql database. | |