RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Muhammad al-Sadr

1943 - 1999

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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammed al-Sadr (Arabic: محمّد الصدر‎; born 23 March 1943 – 19 February 1999) 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 local Hawza, also put him in competition with other Shi'a leaders, including Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim who was exiled in Iran. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammad al-Sadr is the 2,277th most popular religious figure (down from 1,600th in 2019), the 273rd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 224th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Muhammad al-Sadr ranks 2,277 out of 3,187. Before him are Hypatius of Gangra, Raymundo Damasceno Assis, Clemente Micara, Mkrtich Khrimian, Maternus of Cologne, and Miguel Obando y Bravo. After him are Hur, Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, Asser, Quodvultdeus, Rino Fisichella, and Jacob of Nisibis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Muhammad al-Sadr ranks 320. Before him are Mulatu Astatke, Erika Steinbach, Donald Johanson, James L. Elliot, Patrick D'Rozario, and Manuel Velázquez. After him are Michel Ocelot, Theodor Stolojan, Ramón Grosso, Bjørn Wirkola, Michael Byrne, and Tariq Ali. Among people deceased in 1999, Muhammad al-Sadr ranks 124. Before him are Vazgen Sargsyan, Giant Baba, Paul Sacher, Ian Bannen, Mario Soldati, and Oswaldo Guayasamín. After him are Bob Peck, Hendrick Chin A Sen, Rudolf Kárpáti, Kazuo Sakamaki, Dennis Viollet, and Petr Shelokhonov.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Muhammad al-Sadr ranks 273 out of 384. Before him are Kadashman-Enlil I (-1400), Ashur-rabi II (-1100), Ali Akbar Salehi (1949), Abu Firas al-Hamdani (932), Nazik Al-Malaika (1923), and Isidore of Charax (-50). After him are Entemena (-2430), Ahmad ibn Yusuf (835), Ashur-resh-ishi II (-1100), Ibn Abi'l-Hadid (1190), Kurigalzu II (-1400), and Jacob of Serugh (451).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Muhammad al-Sadr ranks 32. Before him are Emmanuel III Delly (1927), Lipit-Ishtar (-1890), Nahor, son of Terah (null), Al-Baqillani (950), Bashar ibn Burd (714), and Yahya ibn Ma'in (775). After him are Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni (1879), Yitzhak Kaduri (1898), Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna (728), Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (1980), Mullah Krekar (1956), and Paulos Faraj Rahho (1942).

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