List of Famous people born in Karbala Governorate, Iraq

Nouri al-Maliki

نوري كامل المالكي‎
First Name Nouri
Last Name Al-Maliki
Born on June 20, 1950 (age 74)

Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki, also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, al-Maliki is secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party and was a Vice President of Iraq from 2016 to 2018. Al-Maliki began his political career as a Shia dissident under Saddam Hussein's regime in the late 1970s and rose to prominence after he fled a death sentence into exile for 24 years. During his time abroad, he became a senior leader of the Islamic Dawa Party, coordinated the activities of anti-Saddam guerrillas and built relationships with Iranian and Syrian officials whose help he sought in overthrowing Saddam. Al-Maliki worked closely with United States and coalition forces in Iraq following their departure by the end of 2011.

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Basim al-Karbalaei

First Name Basim
Born on November 11, 1966 (age 58)

Haj Mulla Basim Ismail Muhammad-Ali al-Karbalaei, commonly known as Basim Karbalaei or Mulla Basim is an Iraqi Shi'ite eulogy reciter.

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Ibrahim al-Jaafari

First Name Ibrahim
Last Name Al-Jaafari
Born on March 25, 1947 (age 77)

Ibrahim Abd al-Karim al-Eshaiker, also known as Ibrahim al-Jaafari, is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq in the Iraqi Transitional Government from 2005 to 2006, following the January 2005 election. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2014–2018.

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Morteza Hosseini Shirazi

First Name Morteza
Born on January 1, 1964 (age 60)

Ayatollah Sayyid Murtadha al-Hussaini al-Shirazi is a Shia mujtahid and author. He is the second son of late grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad al-Shirazi. He teaches a number of higher level classes in Islamic law, legal theory and Quranic exegesis at the religious seminary of Najaf, Iraq.

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Hadi al-Modarresi

First Name Hadi
Last Name Al-Modarresi
Born on January 1, 1957 (age 67)

Ayatollah Sayyid Hadi al-Husayni al-Modarresi, is an Iraqi-Iranian Shia scholar, leader and orator. He is viewed as a charismatic speaker, enamoring many Muslims, radiating a certain magnetism in his oratory. He spent much of his career in opposition to the Bathist government, and he spent many years in exile, particularly in Bahrain. al-Modarresi returned to Iraq following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and administers humanitarian projects in there.

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Thamir Ghadhban

First Name Thamir
Born on April 16, 1945 (age 79)

Thamir Abbas Ghadhban is an Iraqi civil servant and politician.

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Mortada Al-Qazwini

First Name Mortada
Last Name Al-Qazwini
Born on January 1, 1931 (age 93)

Ayatollah Sayyid Murtadha al-Musawi al-Qazwini is a senior Iraqi Shia jurist, poet and orator of Iranian descent.

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Kazem al-Haeri

First Name Kazem
Last Name Al-Haeri
Born on January 1, 1938 (age 86)

Grand Ayatollah Kadhim Husayni al-Haeri is a prominent Twelver Shi'a Marja. He has studied in seminars of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Sadeq al-Sadr. Haeri was born in Karbala, Iraq. He was a top leader of the Al-Da'wa Party in Iraq. His involvement in the party led to his exile in the 1970s, later he moved to Iran, where he remains to this day in the holy city of Qom.

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Amjad Attwan

First Name Amjad
Born on March 12, 1997 (age 27)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Amjad Attwan is an Iraqi professional footballer who currently plays for Al-Shorta in the Iraqi Premier League. He can be deployed as a Defensive Midfielder or Central Midfielder.

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Emad Mohammed

First Name Emad
Last Name Mohammed
Born on July 24, 1982 (age 42)
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Emad Mohammed Ridha is a coach and former Iraqi football striker.

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