Shaheed Sayyed Moussa as-Sadr

Sayyed Moussa as-Sadr was born on the 15th of May 1928 in the famous Iranian city of Qum. He attained a degree in Islamic Jurisprudence in 1956. In 1960, he came to Lebanon to hold the position of the Islamic Shiite religious leader in the southern city of Tyre following the death of Sayyed Abdelhussein Sharafeddine. In 1969 the Higher Islamic Shiite Council was founded and Sayyed as-Sadr was elected as its president for a duration of 6 years, and he became to be known as Imam.

Imam Moussa as-Sadr founded many social institutions, vocational schools, health clinics and illiteracy obliteration centers. His activity gains an important national dimension as he warned of the dangers of Israeli aggressions against South Lebanon. He mastered many languages and was a prominent intellectual. Imam as-Sadr played an all-important role in the Lebanese political life.

Towards the end of August 1978 he mysteriously disappeared during a visit to Libya and till date there are no news about him.