BAGHDAD, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Ammar al-Hakim has been elected to head the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council, succeeding his late father Abdulaziz al-Hakim, party officials said.
Al-Hakim told reporters in Baghdad Tuesday that his election by the SIIC's Central Consultative Council was a great responsibility and that he will adopt an "openness policy" with Iraq's neighbors, Arab countries and other nations, KUNA, the Kuwait News Agency, reported.