Mahmoud al-Sarkhi

Sayyid Mahmoud al-Hassani al-Sarkhi
السيد محمود الحسني الصرخي
Personal
Born1964 (age 59–60)
ReligionIslam
DenominationShia
Alma materBaghdad University
Pen nameal-Sarkhi
Organization
Founder ofSarkhi group[1][2]
Muslim leader
TeacherSadiq al-Sadr[3]

Sayyid Mahmoud al-Hasani al-Sarkhi (Arabic: السيد محمود الحسني الصرخي; born 1964) is a prominent Iraqi Shia Marja'.[4][1] He was known for his opposition to US and Iranian interference in Iraq.[4]

He has studied in seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "من هو محمود الصرخي الذي أثار غضباً في العراق؟". BBC News عربي. April 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Sarkhi Movement: The Intra-Shiite Rift and Its Political Implications for Iraq | International Institute for Iranian Studies".
  3. ^ Tucker, Spencer C. (October 8, 2010). The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts [5 volumes]: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781851099481 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c "محمود الصرخي الحسني". www.aljazeera.net.