Muqtada al Sadr
Hujjat al-Islam Muqtada al-Sadr مقتدى الصدر Born (1973-08-12) 12 August 1973 (age 41) Najaf, Iraq Residence Najaf, Iraq Nationality Iraqi Movement Sadrist Movement Al-Ahrar Bloc Religion Shia Islam Muqtadā al-Ṣadr (Arabic: سيد مقتدى الصدر; born 12 August 1973) is an Iraqi Islamic political leader. Along with Ali al-Sistani and Ammar al-Hakim of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Sadr is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the country, despite not holding any official title in the Iraqi government. He is the leader of a political party, the Sadrist Movement. On February 18, 2014 he withdrew from politics and dismantled his influential political movement in a move that stunned his followers and handed a pre-election boost to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.