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Ali al-Sistani

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid
Ali al-Sistani
علی السيستاني
Personal
Born (1930-08-04) 4 August 1930 (age 93)
Mashhad, Iran
ReligionIslam
Children
ParentMuhammad-Baqir al-Sistani (father)
DenominationShia
JurisprudenceJaʽfari (Usuli)
CreedTwelver
Main interest(s)Religious jurisprudence
RelativesJawad al-Shahristani (son-in-law)
Muslim leader
Based inNajaf, Iraq
Period in office1993–present
PredecessorAbd al-A'la al-Sabziwari, Mohammad Fazel Lankarani
WebsiteOfficial website

Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani (Arabic: علي الحسيني السيستاني, romanized: ʿAlī al-Ḥusaynī al-Sīstānī; born 4 August 1930) is an Iranian-Iraqi Islamic scholar.[1][2][3][4] One of the most senior scholars of Twelver Shia with the rank of Grand Ayatollah and marja',[5] he has been described as the spiritual leader of Shia Muslims worldwide (as of 2003),[6] "the undisputed leader of Iraq's Shias",[2] included in top positions of "The Muslim 500: The World's Most Influential Muslims", from 2009 to 2024,[7][8][9] and named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2004 and 2005.[10][11]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Nasr, Vali, The Shia Revival, Norton, (2006), p. 171
  3. ^ Iranian Intellectual urges Iraq's Sistani to respect Kurdistan Referendum
  4. ^ Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Fast Facts
  5. ^ Watling, Jack (22 December 2016). "The Shia Militias of Iraq". The Atlantic. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  6. ^ Andrew M. Cockburn (16 November 2003). "U.S. Ignores This Ayatollah in Iraq at Its Peril". Retrieved 24 February 2017 – via LA Times.
  7. ^ "The Muslim 500". The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Welcome to The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre". The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  9. ^ "The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims 2023" (PDF). Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  10. ^ Fattah, Hassan (26 April 2004). "The 2004 TIME 100 - TIME". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  11. ^ Makiya, Kanan (18 April 2005). "The 2005 TIME 100 - TIME". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

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