Kazem al-Haeri

Grand Ayatollah Kazem al-Husseini al-Haeri or Kadhem al-Husseini al-Haeri is a prominent Shia leader. Al-Haeri was born in Iran, but moved to Iraq to lead the Shia community there. He was a top leader of the Al-Da'wa Party in Iraq. His involvement in the party led to his exile in the 1970s, when he moved to Iran, where he remains to this day in the holy city of Qom.

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Shia - Al-Da'wa Party - Qom

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He is considered the successor to Ayatollah Muhammad Sadeq al-Sadr, and is currently the religious advisor to al-Sadr's son, Muqtada al-Sadr. Like al-Sadr, al-Haeri is a supporter of an Islamic state in Iraq, as opposed to clerics such as Ali al-Sistani who advocate a separation of religion and government in a Shia nation.

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Ayatollah - Muhammad Sadeq al-Sadr - Muqtada al-Sadr - Ali al-Sistani

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