Muqtada al-Sadr
Iraqi Shia scholar, politician and militia leader (born 1974)
Muqtada al-Sadr (Arabic: مقتدى الصدر, romanized: Muqtadā ṣ-Ṣadr; born 12 August 1973)[2] is an Iraqi Shia cleric, politician and militia leader. He is the leader of the Sadrist Movement[3] and the leader of Saraya al-Salam.
Muqtada al-Sadr مقتدى الصدر | |
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| Born | 12 August 1973 |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Citizenship | Iraq |
| Movement | Alliance of Revolutionaries for Reform (Saairun)[1] |
Muqtada al-Sadr is one of the most influential religious and popular figures in Iraq.[4]
In May 2018, al-Sadr's coalition emerged as the frontrunnner in Iraq's national elections, the first since the Islamic State was declared defeated in Iraq.[5]
References
change- ↑ Hamza Mustafa (18 February 2014). "Iraq: Sadrist resignations threaten new political crisis". Asharq Al-Awsat. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ Moubayed, Sami (2007-12-18). "Iraq's Muqtada not quite Hezbollah mold". Asia Times Online. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ↑ Hroub, Khaled (2012-05-28). Political Islam: Context Versus Ideology. Saqi. ISBN 978-0-86356-883-1.
- ↑ Nasr, Vali, The Shia Revival: How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future (Norton, 2006), p. 192
- ↑ Issa | AP, Philip (2018-05-14). "Early results in Iraq election favor populist cleric al-Sadr". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
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