Sheikh Hazem al‑Zaidi

From the news reports:

The men were members of the Committee of Muslim Scholars, which represents 3,000 mosques nationwide. Armed men kidnapped Sheikh Hazem al-Zaidi on Sunday from outside the Sunni Al-Sajjad mosque, in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City, where he presided over evening prayers.

IHT 21 Sep 2004