This is the online dictionary of Iraq developed by Free Light Software. By clicking on an Arabic word, you can find Iraq related sites from Arabic search engines. By clicking on a globe icon, you can display the locality on a map of Iraq. |
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Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim![]() alternative words: Abdel-Aziz al-Hakim keywords: cleric , statesman related topics: Baqir al-Hakim , Iraqi Governing Council , Najaf related web sites: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2954277.stm explanation: Born in 1959 as a son of the late Grand Ayatollah, Muhsin al-Hakim at Najaf. He fled to Iran with his brother, Baqr al-Hakim to avoid Saddam's persecution. He has been return from Iran after 23 years of exiles and participates now to American appointed Iraqi interim governing council. After the assassination of his brother in August 2003 at Najaf, he became the president of Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, an organisation founded in Iran by his brother against Saddam's regime. | |