Kasim Muhammad Taqi al-Sahlani
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Kasim Muhammad Taqi al-Sahlani | |
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Maysan , Iraq | |
| Died | June 21, 2009 (aged 59–60) Iraq |
Kasim Muhammad Taqi al-Sahlani (1949 – 21 June 2009) was an
Biography
Al-Sahlani was born in
In 1979 Al-Sahlani left Iraq for the USA where he studied for his PhD in Psychology at the
Kasim al-Sahlani joined the Islamic Dawa Party in 1968 and became part of its leadership in 1994. He was one of the first members of the Iraqi opposition to return to Iraq and begin his work in rebuilding the war-torn country,
In 2004, Al-Sahlani was elected as a member of The National Council which consisted of 100 members: 81 members were elected to the interim National Council, and 19 members previously selected from the Governing Council. In the general elections of 2005 he was elected to the
Kasim al-Sahlani was killed in a traffic accident (21 June 2009), while traveling on official duties from Basra to Nasiriyah. His sudden death saw thousands of mourners turning out to pay their final respects all over Iraq and especially in the cities of Nasiriyah and Najaf as his body was transported to its final resting place, He left behind his wife and 6 children.
References
- Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding. 14 March 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2008.[permanent dead link]
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