Muqtada al-Sadr
Muqtada al-Sadr (Arabic: مقتدى الصدر; 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
- ↑ Hamza Mustafa (18 February 2014). Iraq: Sadrist resignations threaten new political crisis. Asharq Al-Awsat. http://english.aawsat.com/2014/02/article55329109. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ Moubayed, Sami (2007-12-18). "Iraq's Muqtada not quite Hezbollah mold". Asia Times Online. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IL18Ak03.html. 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" (in en-US). Washington Post. . https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/shiite-cleric-sadr-leads-in-iraqs-initial-election-results/2018/05/13/c62ed182-5725-11e8-9889-07bcc1327f4b_story.html. Retrieved 2018-05-14.