Wikipedia's first sentence called it “member of the u”. Today it says “iraqi theologian”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Brother of the Shia leader Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim , he replaced him as leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq when Mohammed Baqir was assassinated in August 2003 in Najaf . Hakim is the first candidate listed on the United Iraqi Coalition, the slate that consolidates electoral hopes for the country's Shiite majority for the Jan. 30 election.1
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The opening as it stood in 2010 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Sayyed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim ( ) (1950 - August 26, 2009 in Tehran , Iran ) was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq , a party that enjoys approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives .He was a member of the United States -appointed Iraqi Governing Council and served as its president in December 2003. Brother of the Shia leader Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim , he replaced him as leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq when Mohammed Baqir was assassinated in August 2003 in Najaf .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim ( pronunciation AHB -duhl ah- ZEES al hah- KEEM ; ; 1953 – 26 August 2009) was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq , a party that has approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives . He was a member of the United States -appointed Iraqi Governing Council and served as its president in December 2003. Brother of the Shia leader Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim , he replaced him as leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq when Mohammed Baqir was assassinated in August 2003 in Najaf .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim ( / ˈ ɑː b d ʊ l ə ˈ z iː z æ l h ə ˈ k iː m / AHB -duul ə- ZEEZ al hə- KEEM ; ; 1952 – 26 August 2009) was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq , a party that has approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives .He also served as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq ( 40th Prime Minister of Iraq ) He was a member of the United States -appointed Iraqi Governing Council and served as its president in December 2003. Brother of the Shia leader Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim , he replaced him as leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq when Mohammed Baqir was assassinated in August 2003 in Najaf .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
66th prime minister of Iraq Ayatollah Abdul Aziz al-Hakim ( / ˈ ɑː b d ʊ l ə ˈ z iː z æ l h ə ˈ k iː m / AHB -duul ə- ZEEZ al hə- KEEM ; ; 1952 – 26 August 2009) was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq , a party that has approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives . He also served as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq ( 40th Prime Minister of Iraq ) He was a member of the United States -appointed Iraqi Governing Council and served as its president in December 2003. Brother of the Shia leader Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim , he replaced him as leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq when Mohammed Baqir was assassinated in August 2003 in Najaf .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
66th prime minister of Iraq Ayatollah Abdul Aziz al-Hakim ( / ˈ ɑː b d ʊ l ə ˈ z iː z æ l h ə ˈ k iː m / AHB -duul ə- ZEEZ al hə- KEEM ; Arabic : سید عبد العزيز الحكيم ; 1952 – 26 August 2009) was an Iraqi theologian, politician and the leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq , a party that has approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives . He also served as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq ( 40th Prime Minister of Iraq ) He was a member of the United States -appointed Iraqi Governing Council and served as its president in December 2003. Brother of the Shia leader Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim , he succeeded him as leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq when Mohammed Baqir was assassinated in August 2003 in Najaf .
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member of the u
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iraqi theologian
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