Abdul Aziz al-Hakim

AyatollahAbdul Aziz al-Hakim ( ; Arabic: سید عبد العزيز الحكيم;‎ 1952 – 26 August 2009) was an Iraqi theologian, politician and a former leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq. He also served as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq (40thPrime 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.