Ezzedine Salim, (Arabic: ??????? ????), also known as Abdelzahra Othman Mohammed (1943 - 17 May 2004 , ????????? ????? ????), was an Iraqi politician. Born in the city of Basra, he began studying religion and politics at a young age. At the age of 19 he joined the Shiite group Hizb al dawa, whose members were quickly noticed by the Baath Party as a threat to their power. He left Iraq in his early twenties to go and live in Kuwait, where he became a teacher. After a short time in Kuwait, he went to Iran where he began his career as an editor in many newspapers as well as his main job in the SCIRI (Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq). During his stay in Iran, he gained recognition as a Mujtahid (a high-ranking Islamic scholar). He wrote over 100 books covering topics ranging from religion to politics. Salim headed the Daawa al islamiyah ("Invitation to Islam") party, an Islamist party officially being refer

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