Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim سيد عبدالعزيز الحكيم |
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President of the Governing Council of Iraq | |
In office 1 December 2003 – 31 December 2003 |
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Preceded by | Jalal Talabani |
Succeeded by | Adnan Pachachi |
Personal details | |
Born |
Najaf, Iraq |
1 January 1953
Died | 26 August 2009 Tehran, Iran |
(aged 56)
Political party |
United Iraqi Alliance Supreme Islamic Council |
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim (/ˈɑːbdʊl əˈziːz æl həˈkiːm/ AHB-duul ə-ZEEZ al hə-KEEM; Arabic: سید عبد العزيز الحكيم; 1953 – 26 August 2009) was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a party that has approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives. He also served as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq (40th Prime Minister of Iraq)
He was a member of the United States-appointed Iraqi Governing Council and served as its president in December 2003. Brother of the Shia leader Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, he replaced him as leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq when Mohammed Baqir was assassinated in August 2003 in Najaf.