Religion Shia Islam Based in Najaf Name Ali al-Hakim | Post Ayatollah Title Ayatollah | |
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Sayyid Ali al-Hakim (born 1964) is a high-ranking Shiite Ayatollah in Najaf, Iraq.
Contents
- Family Tree
- Early life
- Iraqi Politics
- Books
- Religious Theses
- Advanced Dissertations and Research
- Lectures Speeches
- References
Family Tree
Sayyid Ali al-Hakim is a member of the well known and highly respected Hakim Family of Shiite scholars.
Early life
Sayyid Ali al-Hakim was born in Najaf, the son of Ayatollah Sayyid Abdul al-Sahib, and the grandson of the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhsin al-Hakim, the latter is considered one of the greatest Shi'ite scholars of the 20th century. Besides his studies in secular schools, he joined the Islamic Seminary at an early age in 1976.
Sayyid Ali al-Hakim is the brother of Sayyid Jafar al-Hakim, who has visited the United States previously and delivered lectures on a variety of topics.
He is also the nephew to Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Saeed Al-Hakim, one of the 4 main Grand Ayatollahs of Iraq.
He has visited the Hakim Foundation in the United States, which is run by family member Ammar al-Hakim.
Iraqi Politics
During his early studies in the Islamic Seminary, al-Hakim faced harassment and intimidation from Ba'ath party police and security forces. In particular al-Hakim was scrutinized because of his tendency to deliver seminars and participate in intellectual forums.
In 1980, al-Hakim fled Iraq to Kuwait, and later Iran, to continue his seminary studies without facing repression by Saddam Hussein's government.
In 1994, Sayyid Ali al-Hakim completed the highest level of study in the Seminary, Bath al-Kharij, or "Advanced Studies." He then migrated to Lebanon where he found employment as a Professor, Researcher, and writer.
Currently, he serves as the General Secretary of the Imam al-Hakim foundation, which he established in 2008.