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 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammad al-Sadr is the 1,600th most popular religious figure, the 224th most popular biography from Iraq and the 27th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Muhammad al-Sadr ranks 1,600 out of 3,187. Before him are Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, Saint Alban, Mauro Piacenza, Huldah, Reginald Lee, and Antipope Dioscorus. After him are Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi, Gregory III Laham, Ushpia, Hans Tausen, Bernward of Hildesheim, and Honoratus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Muhammad al-Sadr ranks 211. Before him are Terry Eagleton, Tom Holland, Rolf Stommelen, Wilson da Silva Piazza, Charles Savarin, and Sirajuddin of Perlis. After him are Eduardo Mendoza Garriga, Kazimira Prunskienė, Albert Pintat, Mark Granovetter, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, and Winston Groom. Among people deceased in 1999, Muhammad al-Sadr ranks 92. Before him are Joseph Heller, David Ogilvy, Aldo van Eyck, Roy Chiao, Karen Demirchyan, and Leon Štukelj. After him are Curtis Mayfield, Vazgen Sargsyan, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, Aleksandr Demyanenko, Heinz G. Konsalik, and George Mosse.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Muhammad al-Sadr ranks 224 out of 384. Before him are Nabonassar (-800), Sinsharishkun (-700), Sa'dun Hammadi (1930), Burna-Buriash II (-1400), Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna (728), and Abu-l-'Atahiya (748). After him are Shalmaneser II (-1090), Abu Omar al-Baghdadi (1959), Vonones II (-25), Ibn al-Bawwab (961), Dudu of Akkad (-2300), and Al-Muwaffaq (842).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Muhammad al-Sadr ranks 27. Before him are Dawud al-Zahiri (815), An Shigao (101), Bashar ibn Burd (714), Lipit-Ishtar (-1890), Yahya ibn Ma'in (775), and Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna (728). After him are Nahor, son of Terah (null), Al-Baqillani (950), Emmanuel III Delly (1927), Yitzhak Kaduri (1898), Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni (1879), and Dinkha IV (1935).

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