Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr
Iraqi ayatollah
Died when: 45 years 39 days (541 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (Arabic: ??? ???? ?????? ????? ???? ???? ?????; 1 March 1935 – 9 April 1980), also known as al-Shahid al-Khamis (the fifth martyr), was an Iraqi philosopher, and the ideological founder of the Islamic Dawa Party, born in al-Kadhimiya, Iraq.
He was father-in-law to Muqtada al-Sadr, a cousin of Muhammad Sadeq al-Sadr and Imam Musa as-Sadr. His father Haydar al-Sadr was a well-respected high-ranking Shi'a cleric.
His lineage can be traced back to Muhammad through the seventh Shia Imam Musa al-Kazim. Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr was executed in 1980 by the regime of Saddam Hussein along with his sister, Amina Sadr bint al-Huda.
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