Mohammad Bahr al-Uloom

Mohammad Bahraluloom
محمد بحر العلوم
President of the Governing Council of Iraq
In office
1 March 2004 – 31 March 2004
Preceded byMohsen Abdel Hamid
Succeeded byMassoud Barzani
In office
13 July 2003 – 31 July 2003
Acting
Preceded bySaddam Hussein (Prime Minister)
Succeeded byIbrahim al-Jaafari
Personal details
Born(1927-12-17)17 December 1927
Najaf, Iraq
Died7 April 2015(2015-04-07) (aged 87)
Najaf, Iraq
Political partyNational Iraqi Alliance
TitleGrand Ayatollah
Personal
ReligionIslam
DenominationTwelver Shīʿā
JurisprudenceUsuli
Alma materNajaf Seminary
Cairo University
RelativesRazi Shirazi (brother-in-law)

Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Bahr al-Uloom (Arabic: محمد بحر العلوم‎; 17 December 1927 – 7 April 2015) was an Iraqi political figure and Twelver Shi'a Islamic leader who served as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq (43rd Prime Minister of Iraq).[1][2]

  1. ^ "Who's Who in Post-Saddam Iraq". BBC News. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Chinese President meets with Bahr Al-Aloom". Bahrain News Agency. 26 March 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2011.