Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum
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Ayatollah
Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum (born 1923) is a prominent Twelver Shi'a Islamic leader and politician in Iraq
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Father of Ibrahim Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum
, Oil Minister of Iraq from September 2003 to June 2004, and again during 2005.
Al-Ulloum was a longtime opponent of the rule of Saddam Hussein
. After the United States
deposed Saddam Hussein in 2003, as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom
, Al-Ulloum was appointed to the Iraq interim governing council. He agreed to participate in the interim government and was appointed to the nine-member rotating presidency. He was the first president of the council, in an interim capacity, serving in that position from July 13, 2003, until August 1, 2003.
In August 2003, Mohammed Bakr al-Hakim, a friend of al-Ulloum, was killed in a car bombing. Shortly after, Al-Ulloum announced his voluntary suspension from the council, citing the failure of the council's ability to maintain law and order in post-war Iraq. He later returned to the council, and became president again on March 1, 2004, serving until April 1, 2004.
Mohammad al-Ulloum lived in London prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion, where he opposed Saddam's rule for many years. He was an active member of London's Shi'a community and was the head of AhlulBayt Centre in South London.
Ayatollah
Ayatollah is a high ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, and philosophy and usually teach in Islamic seminaries. The next lower clerical rank is Hojatoleslam wal-muslemin...
Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum (born 1923) is a prominent Twelver Shi'a Islamic leader and politician in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
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Father of Ibrahim Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum
Ibrahim Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum
Ibrahim Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum served as the Iraqi Minister of Oil from May 2005 until December 2005, while he was a member of the Islamic Virtue Party . He had also previously served in this position as part of the cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraq Governing Council in September 2003 until...
, Oil Minister of Iraq from September 2003 to June 2004, and again during 2005.
Al-Ulloum was a longtime opponent of the rule of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
. After the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
deposed Saddam Hussein in 2003, as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom
2003 invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq , was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations...
, Al-Ulloum was appointed to the Iraq interim governing council. He agreed to participate in the interim government and was appointed to the nine-member rotating presidency. He was the first president of the council, in an interim capacity, serving in that position from July 13, 2003, until August 1, 2003.
In August 2003, Mohammed Bakr al-Hakim, a friend of al-Ulloum, was killed in a car bombing. Shortly after, Al-Ulloum announced his voluntary suspension from the council, citing the failure of the council's ability to maintain law and order in post-war Iraq. He later returned to the council, and became president again on March 1, 2004, serving until April 1, 2004.
Mohammad al-Ulloum lived in London prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion, where he opposed Saddam's rule for many years. He was an active member of London's Shi'a community and was the head of AhlulBayt Centre in South London.