God’s Man in Iraq: The Life and Leadership of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani

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God’s Man in Iraq: The Life and Leadership of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani

December 01, 2023

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Sajad Jiyad, Fellow

Sajad Jiyad is a fellow at Century International and director of the Shia Politics Working Group. An Iraqi political analyst based in Baghdad, he is the managing director of Bridge, an Iraqi nongovernmental organization and consultancy focused on development projects for young people.

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