Muqtada al-Sadr
Iraqi Shia scholar, politician and militia leader (born 1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muqtada al-Sadr (Arabic: مقتدى الصدر, romanized: Muqtadā aṣ-Ṣadr; born 4 August 1974)[3] is an Iraqi Shia Muslim cleric, politician and militia leader. He is the leader of the Sadrist Movement[4] and the leader of the Peace Companies, a successor to the militia he had previously led during the American military presence in Iraq, the Mahdi Army. In 2018, he joined his Sadrist political party to the Saairun alliance, which won the highest number of seats in the 2018 and 2021 Iraqi parliamentary elections.[5]
Quick Facts Leader of the Sadrist Movement, Preceded by ...
Muqtada al-Sadr | |
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Leader of the Sadrist Movement | |
Assumed office 5 December 2003 | |
Preceded by | Mohammad al-Sadr |
Personal details | |
Born | (1974-08-04) 4 August 1974 (age 49)[1] Najaf, Ba'athist Iraq |
Political party | Sadrist Movement |
Other political affiliations | Al-Ahrar Bloc (2014–2018) Alliance Towards Reforms (Saairun)(2018–2021)[2] |
Residence(s) | Hanana, Najaf, Iraq |
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