Muqtada al-Sadr
Iraqi Shia scholar, politician and militia leader
- Born
- 4 August 1974, Najaf
- Age
- 52
Muqtada al-Sadr (born 4 August 1974) is an Iraqi cleric, politician and former militia leader. A leading Shia Muslim figure, he inherited the leadership of the Sadrist Movement from his father, and founded the now-dissolved Mahdi Army militia in 2003 that resisted the American occupation of Iraq.
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