Al-Kadhimi directs mourning for tomorrow on the death of Al-Hakim

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4-09-2021, 00:04

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Baghdad - INA

The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, directed to declare mourning for tomorrow, Saturday, with the death of the religious authority, Muhammad Saeed Al-Hakim.

The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers stated in a brief statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), today, Friday, that "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi directed an official declaration of mourning for tomorrow, Saturday, to mourn the death of the religious authority, Grand Ayatollah, Muhammad Saeed Al-Hakim.

Earlier today, Friday, the religious authority, Sayyid Muhammad Saeed Al-Hakim, died of sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 87.

Muhammad Saeed bin Muhammad Ali bin Ahmed bin Mohsen al-Tabatabai al-Hakim, born (1354 AH - 1934 AD in the city of Najaf), is considered a contemporary Shiite authority, and one of the leading religious authorities in Najaf.