Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim
Iraqi Shia Islamic scholar and politician (1939–2003) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ayatollah al-Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Muhsin al-Hakim at-Tabataba'i (8 July 1939 – 29 August 2003; Arabic: السيد محمد باقر محسن الحكيم الطباطبائي), also known as Shaheed al-Mehraab, was a senior Iraqi Shia Islamic Scholar and the leader of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI).[1][2] Al-Hakim spent more than 20 years in exile in Iran and returned to Iraq on 12 May 2003 following the US-led invasion.[3] Al-Hakim was a contemporary of Ayatollah Khomeini, and The Guardian compared the two in terms of their times in exile and their support in their respective homelands.[3] After his return to Iraq, al-Hakim's life was in danger because of his work to encourage Shiite resistance to Saddam Hussein and from a rivalry with Muqtada al-Sadr, the son of the late Ayatollah Mohammed Sadeq al-Sadr, who had himself been assassinated in Najaf in 1999.[3] Al-Hakim was assassinated in a bomb attack in Najaf in 2003 when aged 63 years old.[3] At least 75 others in the vicinity also died in the bombing.[3]
Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim محمد باقر الحكيم | |
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Born | 8 July 1939 |
Died | 29 August 2003 (aged 64) Najaf, Coalition-occupied Iraq |
Political party | Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq |
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Family | Hakim family |