Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr, Iraqi cleric (born 1943)

Mohammed al-Sadr

Iraqi Twelver Shi'a cleric (1943–1999)

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammed al-Sadr was a prominent Iraqi Twelver Shiite cleric and marja'. He called for government reform and the release of detained Shia leaders during the rule of Saddam Hussein. The growth of his popularity, often referred to as the followers of the…