Muqtada al-Sadr

Iraqi Shia scholar, politician and militia leader (born 1974)

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Muqtada al-Sadr is an Iraqi Shia Muslim cleric, politician and militia leader. He is the leader of the Sadrist Movement and the leader of the Peace Companies, a successor to the militia he had previously led during the American military presence in Iraq, the Mahdi Army. In 2018, he joined his Sadrist political party to the Saairun alliance, which won the highest number of seats in the 2018 and 2021 Iraqi parliamentary elections.

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Iraqi cleric tells supporters to leave Baghdad's government quarter following deadly protests Influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has asked his supporters to stand down from Baghdad's government quarter following violent protests on Monday that saw more than 20 people killed. Sky News - Published on August 30, 2022
Political paralysis has gripped Iraq - but it is now at a dangerous crossroads Where the political chaos leads after the powerful and controversial Shiite leader Muqtada Al-Sadr announced he was stepping away from politics is hard to predict. Sky News - Published on August 30, 2022