Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Timeline of events in Iraq
Mar 07, 2010 15:36 EST
A timeline of events leading up to Iraq's parliamentary election. A timeline of key events in Iraq, beginning with the U.S.-led invasion to the March 7 parliamentary elections:
Farewell: Nobel winner, King of Pop left us in '09
Dec 30, 2009 15:36 EST
Final farewell: Nobel winner Borlaug, Kennedy, King of Pop among the notables who died in 2009. Of all the notables who died in 2009, the one who most changed the world could have walked down any Main Street USA without causing a stir.
Farewell: Nobel winner, King of Pop left us in '09
Dec 21, 2009 17:40 EST
Final farewell: Nobel winner Borlaug, Kennedy, King of Pop among the notables who died in 2009. Of all the notables who died in 2009, the one who most changed the world could have walked down any Main Street USA without causing a stir.
Fuel truck explodes near Baghdad airport
Oct 04, 2009 14:38 EDT
Fuel truck explodes near checkpoint outside Baghdad airport. A fuel tanker exploded Sunday near a checkpoint outside of Baghdad International Airport, Iraqi officials said, along a route once known as the world's deadliest road because of frequent attacks there during the height of the insurgency.
Late Iraqi Shi'ite's son succeeds him as party leader
Sep 01, 2009 08:01 EDT
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - One of Iraq's main Shi'ite Muslim parties on Tuesday appointed the son of its leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim as his successor after his death last week, averting a potentially damaging public power struggle.
Ammar al-Hakim takes helm of main Iraq Shiite party
Aug 31, 2009 20:00 EDT
Ammar al-Hakim, son of the powerful Iraqi politician Abdel Aziz al-Hakim who died of lung cancer last week, on Tuesday succeeded his father as leader of Iraq's largest Shiite party, officials said.
Iraq's stability in Syria's interest, says Assad
Aug 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday called for stability in neighbouring Iraq, days after Baghdad alleged that Damascus is sheltering suspects linked to a massive bombing.
Iraqis out in force for Hakim funeral
Aug 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets of Najaf on Saturday for the funeral of powerful Shiite politician Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, as his body arrived in the southern shrine city.
Iraq security vital for whole region: Iran FM
Aug 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on a visit to Baghdad on Saturday said keeping violence under control in Iraq was vital to protecting the security of the entire region.
Iraqis out in force in Najaf for Hakim funeral
Aug 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets of Najaf on Saturday for the funeral of powerful Shiite politician Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, whose coffin was paraded in a procession that snaked for miles.
Iraq's Shiite leader Hakim buried in Najaf
Aug 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
Powerful Shiite politician Abdel Aziz al-Hakim was buried beside his brother amid frenzied scenes in Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Saturday, following his death from lung cancer three days ago.
Iranian FM Mottaki in Baghdad
Aug 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki arrived in Baghdad on Saturday to offer his condolences on the death of Shiite politician Abdel Aziz Al-Hakim and recent truck bomb attacks in the capital.
Iraqis pay tribute to Shiite leader Hakim in Baghdad
Aug 27, 2009 20:00 EDT
Iraqis on Friday mourned the death of powerful Shiite politician Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, with wailing crowds touching his coffin as it was carried through Baghdad streets after an official ceremony.
Iraqis mourn Shiite leader Hakim in Baghdad
Aug 27, 2009 20:00 EDT
Iraqis on Friday mourned the death of powerful Shiite politician Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, with wailing crowds touching his coffin as it was carried through Baghdad after an official homecoming ceremony.
Iraqis pay tribute to Shiite leader Hakim
Aug 27, 2009 20:00 EDT
Iraqi leaders on Friday hailed the late Shiite and pro-Iranian politician Abdel Aziz al-Hakim as "a devoted fighter" and "leader of the fight" against the tyrannical reign of Saddam Hussein.
Iraqis pay tribute to Shiite leader Hakim
Aug 27, 2009 20:00 EDT
Iraqi leaders on Friday hailed the late Shiite and pro-Iranian politician Abdel Aziz al-Hakim as "a devoted fighter" and "leader of the fight" against the tyrannical reign of Saddam Hussein.
Iraqis pay tribute to Shiite leader Hakim in Baghdad
Aug 27, 2009 20:00 EDT
Iraqi leaders gathered at Baghdad's airport on Friday to pay tribute to Shiite politician Abdel Aziz al-Hakim as his body arrived by plane from Iran, where he died of lung cancer two days ago.
Iraqi Shiite leader mourned at home and in Iran
Aug 27, 2009 11:12 EDT
Mourning in Iran and Iraq as body of prominent Iraqi leader taken across Shiite heartland. Thousands of Iranians prayed and wept Thursday during a memorial for Iraqi Shiite Muslim leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the start of a two-day tour of mourning that will take his body through his country's Shiite heartland, apparently in hopes of rallying large crowds of supporters.
Khamenei hails Shiite leader's battle against Saddam
Aug 26, 2009 20:00 EDT
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised leading Iraqi Shiite politician Abdel Aziz al-Hakim as the symbol of the struggle against Saddam Hussein's regime on Thursday as Iranians mourned his death.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Sayyed Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim سيد عبدالعزيز الحكيم | |
|---|---|
 Leader of the United Iraqi Alliance | |
| Born | 1950 Najaf, Iraq |
| Died | August 26, 2009 (aged 59) Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Leader of SIIC |
| Religious beliefs | Shia Islam |
