Tateral-Sadr
...hereditary Iraqi holy man and leader of a political movement in Iraq. He had his hereditary rival, al-Khoei, assassinated only a few hours after the holy rival's appearance out of exile in 2003. Formerly an Iranian catspaw, lately he's gagged over some of their more outlandish antics, then went back to catspawry..., the polls’ clear winner, and Nouri al-Maliki, the former prime minister.Sadr, a Shia holy man with millions of followers and a large gang, emerged from the elections head and shoulders above his rivals. Sadr’s Sairoon Alliance won 74 seats, with Maliki’s State of Law list coming in second with 35.
The holy man’s opponents in the Iran-backed armed factions cobbled together around only 20 seats overall. And they have not taken it well.