Muqtada al-Sadr
Iraqi Shia scholar, politician and militia leader (born 1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Hujjat al-Islam Muqtada al-Sadr مقتدى الصدر | |
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Born | (1973-08-12) 12 August 1973 (age 50) |
Nationality | Iraqi |
Citizenship | Iraq |
Movement | Alliance of Revolutionaries for Reform (Saairun)[1] |
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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]