Iraq: Abdulaziz Al-Hakim died, what’s next?note

Abdulaziz Al-Hakim, Head of the Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq (SICI), died on 26/8/09 from lung cancer at a hospital in Tehran. His son Ammar should succeed him as leader of Al-Hakim family and Head of SICI. The following 409-word report tells what political arrangements Abdulaziz Al-Hakim had made for his son before he died to help him stand up to his rivals.