List of hujjatul Islams

This is a partial list of hujjatul Islams, a title given to mid ranked Twelver Usuli Shi'a Muslim clerics.^[1]

The next higher clerical rank is ayatollah, followed by grand ayatollah. This list contains only the names of those who have attained the rank hojjatol Eslam/ hojjatol Eslam wa Muslimeen. To see the list of ayatollahs or grand ayatollahs,^[2] see the following articles: List of ayatollahs; List of current maraji; List of deceased maraji.

Hierarchy of titles for Shia Muslim clerics:^[3]

• Grand ayatollah (marja')
• Ayatollah
• Hujjatol Islam

Current

This is a list of hujjatul Islams who are alive. The list is arranged in descending order of age, (oldest to youngest).

No	Image	Name	Birth date CE	Birth place	Residence	Notes
1		Mehdi Karroubi مهدی کروبی‎	(1937-09-26) 26 September 1937 (age 87)	Aligudarz, Iran	Iran	Currently under house arrest[4]
2		Ghodratollah Alikhani قدرت‌الله علیخانی	1939 (age 84–85)	Takestan County, Iran	Iran	-
3		al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Tijani al-Samawi السيد محمد التيجاني السماوي	(1943-02-02) 2 February 1943 (age 81)	Gafsa, Tunisia	Tunisia	Ex-Sunni preacher[5]
4		Seyed Mohammad Khatami سید محمد خاتمی	(1943-10-14) 14 October 1943 (age 81)	Ardakan, Iran	Iran	5th President of Iran
5		Gholamhossein Mohammadi Golpayegani غلامحسین محمدی گلپایگانی‎	1943 (age 80–81)	Golpayegan, Iran	Iran	-
6		Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri علی‌اکبر ناطق‌نوری‎	(1944-10-06) 6 October 1944 (age 80)	Nur, Iran	Iran	-
7		Seyyed Mohammad Javad Pishvai سید محمد جواد پیشوایی	1944 (age 79–80)	Bandar-e Anzali, Iran	Iran	-
8		Mohsin Qara'ati محسن قرائتی	1945 (age 78–79)	Kashan, Iran	Iran	-
9		Abdul Hussein Mo'ezzi عبدالحسين معزی	1945 (age 78–79)	Tehran, Iran	London, United Kingdom	Representative of Ali Khamenei in England[6]
10		Ahmad Salek احمد سالک	1946 (age 77–78)	Isfahan, Iran	Iran	-
11		Seyed Hadi Khamenei سید هادی خامنه‌ای	1947 (age 76–77)	Mashhad, Iran	Iran	Younger brother of current Supreme Leader of Iran[7]
12		Mohammad-Taghi Khalaji محمد تقی خلجی	(1948-03-31) 31 March 1948 (age 76)	Isfahan, Iran	Iran	Arrested in 2010[8]
13		Rasoul Montajabnia رسول منتجب‌نیا	(1948-07-13) 13 July 1948 (age 76)	Shiraz, Iran	Iran	Official Website
14		Hassan Rouhani حسن روحانی	(1948-11-12) 12 November 1948 (age 76)	Sorkheh, Iran	Iran	7th President of Iran
15		Subhi al-Tufayli صبحي الطفيلي	1948 (age 75–76)	Brital, Lebanon	Lebanon	Former leader of Hezbollah
16		Mohammad Hassan Rahimian محمد حسن رحیمیان	1948 (age 75–76)	Isfahan, Iran	Iran	-
17		Abdolmoghim Nasehi عبدالمقیم ناصحی	(1949-03-11) March 11, 1949 (age 75)	Tehran, Iran	Iran	-
18		Allahshukur Hummet Pashazadeh Allahşükür Hümmət Paşazadə الله شكورحمت باشازاده	(1949-08-26) 26 August 1949 (age 75)	Cil, Azerbaijan SSR	Azerbaijan	Current Sheikh-ul-Islam and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus[9]
19		Ali Fallahian علی فلاحیان	(1949-10-23) 23 October 1949 (age 75)	Najafabad, Iran	Iran	Second Minister of Intelligence of Iran
20		Mohammad Jafar Montazeri محمدجعفر منتظری	1949 (age 74–75)	Qom, Iran	Iran	Current Attorney General of Iran
21		Hadi Ghaffari هادی غفاری	(1950-06-25) 25 June 1950 (age 74)	Azarshahr, Iran	Iran	Alleged killer of Amir-Abbas Hoveyda[10]
22		Abdollah Noori عبدالله نوری	1950 (age 73–74)	Isfahan, Iran	Iran	-
23		Mohammad Yazbek محمد يزبك	1950 (age 73–74)	Bodai, Lebanon	Lebanon	One of the founders of Hezbollah[11]
24		Kazem Seddiqi کاظم صدیقی‎	(1951-03-04) 4 March 1951 (age 73)	Abhar, Iran	Iran	Current temporary Friday prayer leader in Tehran
25		Syed Jawad Naqvi سید جواد نقوی	(1952-03-05) 5 March 1952 (age 72)	Haripur, Pakistan	Pakistan	Official Website
26		Seyed Mohammad Ali Mosavi سیدمحمدعلی موسوی	1952 (age 71–72)	Qom, Iran	Iran	-
27		Seyed Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabi Fard سید محمدحسن ابوترابی‌فرد	(1953-01-30) 30 January 1953 (age 71)	Qom, Iran	Iran	-
28		Mahmoud Salavati محمود صلواتی	(1953-03-21) 21 March 1953 (age 71)	Khomeyni Shahr, Iran	Iran	-
29		Mohammad Ali Rahmani محمدعلی رحمانی	(1953-03-25) 25 March 1953 (age 71)	Quchan, Iran	Iran	-
30		Mohsen Rohami محسن رهامی	(1953-05-24) 24 May 1953 (age 71)	Khodabandeh, Iran	Iran	-
31		Naim Qassem نعيم قاسم	1953 (age 70–71)	Kfar Fila, Lebanon	Lebanon	Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah
32		Majid Ansari مجید انصاری‎	(1954-03-30) 30 March 1954 (age 70)	Khanuk, Iran	Iran	-
33		Ali Qazi Askar علی قاضی عسکر	(1954-05-26) 26 May 1954 (age 70)	Isfahan, Iran	Iran	-
34		Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari عبدالواحد موسوی لاری	1954 (age 69–70)	Mohr, Iran	Iran	-
35		Hadi Ghabel هادی قابل	(1955-06-27) 27 June 1955 (age 69)	Torbat-e Jam, Iran	Iran	-
36		Ali Younesi علی یونسی	(1955-08-26) 26 August 1955 (age 69)	Nahavand, Iran	Iran	Fourth Minister of Intelligence in Iran
37		Abdul Mahdi al-Salami عبد المهدي السلامي	1955 (age 68–69)	Karbala, Iraq	Karbala, Iraq	Representative of Ali al-Sistani in Iraq[12]
38		Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i غلامحسین محسنی اژه‌ای	(1956-09-29) 29 September 1956 (age 68)	Isfahan, Iran	Iran	Fifth Minister of Intelligence in Iran
39		Seyyed Abdul-Nabi Mousavi Fard سید عبدالنبی موسوی فرد	1956 (age 67–68)	Jahrom, Iran	Iran	Current Representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran in Khuzestan & Friday prayer leader in Ahvaz
40		Jalal al-Din Ali al-Saghir جلال الدين علي الصغير	(1957-09-14) 14 September 1957 (age 67)	Najaf, Iraq	Iraq	-
41		Heydar Moslehi حیدر مصلحی	1957 (age 66–67)	Shahreza, Iran	Iran	Sixth Minister of Intelligence in Iran
42		Abdul Fattah Nawab سید عبدالفتاح نواب	1957 (age 66–67)	Shahreza, Iran	Iran	-
43		Abbas Amirifar عباس امیری‌فر	1957 (age 66–67)	Iran	Iran	-
44		Mohammad-Ali Abtahi محمدعلی ابطحی	(1958-09-29) 29 September 1958 (age 66)	Mashhad, Iran	Iran	-
45		Morteza Aghatehrani مرتضی آقاتهرانی	1958 (age 65–66)	Isfahan, Iran	Iran	-
46		Ahmad Marvi احمد مروی	1958 (age 65–66)	Mashhad, Iran	Iran	-
47		Mohammad Nasser Saghaye-Biria محمدناصر سقای بی‌ریا	1958 (age 65–66)	Kermanshah, Iran	Iran	-
48		Abdol Hassan Navab سید ابوالحسن نواب	1958 (age 65–66)	Shahreza, Iran	Iran	-
49		Qasem Ravanbakhsh قاسم روانبخش	1958 (age 65–66)	Meybod, Iran	Iran	-
50		Mohsen Kadivar محسن کدیور	(1959-06-08) 8 June 1959 (age 65)	Fasa, Iran	Iran	Research professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University[13]
51		Asgar Dirbaz عسگر دیرباز	1959 (age 64–65)	Mianeh, Iran	Iran	-
52		Mohammad Sadegh Salehimanesh محمدصادق صالحی‌منش	1959 (age 64–65)	Yazd, Iran	Iran	-
53		Ali Banaei علی بنایی	1959 (age 64–65)	Qom, Iran	Iran	-
54		Mostafa Pourmohammadi مصطفی پورمحمدی‎	(1960-03-09) 9 March 1960 (age 64)	Qom, Iran	Iran	Official Website
55		Seyed Hassan Eslami Ardakani سید حسن اسلامی اردکانی	(1960-12-23) 23 December 1960 (age 64)	Karbala, Iraq	Iran	-
56		Seyed Mohammad Reza Mirtajodini سید محمدرضا میرتاج‌الدینی	(1960-12-30) 30 December 1960 (age 63)	Tabriz, Iran	Iran	-
57		Mohsen Qomi محسن قمی‎	1960 (age 63–64)	Pakdasht, Iran	Iran	Current member of the Assembly of Experts
58		Habib Boromand Dashghapu حبیب برومند داشقاپو	(1961-03-21) 21 March 1961 (age 63)	Germi, Iran	Iran	-
59		Seyed Mohammad Bagher Kharazi سید محمدباقر خرازی	(1961-06-26) 26 June 1961 (age 63)	Qom, Iran	Iran	-
60		Ahmad Mazani احمد مازنی	1961 (age 62–63)	Bandar-e Gaz, Iran	Iran	-
61		Seyed Mir Ghesmat Mosavi Asl سید میرقسمت موسوی‌اصل	1961 (age 62–63)	Germi, Iran	Iran	-
62		al-Sayyid Mustafa al-Musawi al-Qazwini السيد مصطفى الموسوي القزويني	1961 (age 62–63)	Karbala, Iraq	Orange County,United States of America	-
63		Syed Fida Hussain Bukhari سید فدا حسین بخاری	1961 (age 62–63)	Punjab, Pakistan	United Kingdom	-
64		Seyed Esmaeil Khatib سید اسماعیل خطیب	1961 (age 62–63)	Qaen, Iran	Iran	Current Minister of Intelligence in Iran
65		Mansour Leghaei منصور لقائى	(1962-05-14) 14 May 1962 (age 62)	Abadan, Iran	Sydney, Australia	Official Website
66		Seyed Mehdi Ghoreishi سید مهدی قریشی	1963 (age 60–61)	Urmia, Iran	Iran	Current Representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran in West Azerbaijan and Friday Prayer leader in Urmia
67		Ahmad Vaezi احمد واعظی	1963 (age 60–61)	Rey, Iran	Iran	-
68		Hossein Taeb حسین تائب	1963 (age 60–61)	Tehran, Iran	Iran	Current head of the IRGC's Intelligence Organisation[14]
69		Mojtaba Zonnour مجتبی ذوالنور	1963 (age 60–61)	Malayer, Iran	Iran	-
70		Hamid Hawali Shahriari حمید حوالی شهریاری	1963 (age 60–61)	Tehran, Iran	Iran	-
71		Rasul Jafarian رسول جعفریان	(1964-06-30) 30 June 1964 (age 60)	Khvorasgan, Iran	Iran	Official Website
72		al-Sayyid Hassan al-Musawi al-Qazwini السيد حسن الموسوي القزويني	(1964-10-16) 16 October 1964 (age 60)	Karbala, Iraq	Dearborn Heights, United States of America	Official Website
73		Alireza Qaeminia علیرضا قائمی‌نیا	1964 (age 59–60)	Urmia, Iran	Iran	-
74		Alireza Salimi علیرضا سلیمی	1964 (age 59–60)	Mahallat County, Iran	Iran	-
75		Sayyid Hashem Safieddine سید هاشم صفي الدين	1964 (age 59–60)	Deir Qanoun En Nahr, Lebanon	Lebanon	-
76		Nasrollah Pejmanfar نصرالله پژمان‌فر	1964 (age 59–60)	Tehran, Iran	Iran	-
77		Seyed Mohammad Vaez Mousavi سید محمد واعظ موسوی	1964 (age 59–60)	Shabestar, Iran	Iran	Official Website
78		Alireza Panahian علیرضا پناهیان	(1965-04-17) 17 April 1965 (age 59)	Tehran, Iran	Iran	Official Website
79		Ali Salman Ahmed Salman علي سلمان أحمد سلمان	(1965-10-30) 30 October 1965 (age 59)	Bilad Al Qadeem, Bahrain	Bahrain	Currently facing life in prison[15]
80		Mohammad Ali Shomali محمدعلى شمالى	(1965-12-22) 22 December 1965 (age 59)	Tehran, Iran	Iran	-
81		Muhammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari محمدجواد حاج‌علی‌اکبری‎	1965 (age 58–59)	Damavand, Iran	Iran	One of the Temporary Friday Prayer leaders in Tehran
82		Seyyed Mostafa Hosseini Khamenei سید مصطفی حسینی خامنه‌ای‎	1965 (age 58–59)	Mashhad, Iran	Iran	Eldest son of the Current Supreme Leader in Iran (Ali Khamenei)[16]
83		Mohammad Hassan Ghadrdan Gharamaleki محمد حسن قدردان قراملکی	1965 (age 58–59)	Tabriz, Iran	Iran	-
84		Seyed Ahmad Reza Shahrokhi سید احمدرضا شاهرخی	1966 (age 57–58)	Khorramabad, Iran	Iran	Current Representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran in Lorestan & Friday Prayer leader in Khorramabad
85		Syed Kalbe Jawad Naqvi سید کلب جواد نقوی	1966 (age 57–58)	Lucknow, India	India	-
86		Mohammad Hadi Mofatteh محمدهادى مفتح	(1967-04-09) 9 April 1967 (age 57)	Hamburg, Germany	Hamburg, Germany	Head of Islamic Centre Hamburg
87		Mir Ahmad Reza Hajati میراحمدرضا حاجتی	1967 (age 56–57)	Masjed Soleyman, Iran	Iran	-
88		Ali Shirazi علی شیرازی	(1969-11-22) 22 November 1969 (age 55)	Rafsanjan, Iran	Iran	-
89		Seyed Sajjad Izdehi سید سجاد ایزدهی	1970 (age 53–54)	Mazandaran, Iran	Iran	-
90		Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim سید عمار الحكيم	1971 (age 52–53)	Najaf, Iraq	Iraq	Official Website
91		Mohammad Bagheri محمد باقری	1971 (age 52–53)	Najaf, Iraq	Iran	-
92		Seyed Kazem Seyed Bagheri سید کاظم سیدباقری	1971 (age 52–53)	Kerman, Iran	Iran	-
93		Sayyed Hassan Khomeini سيد حسن خمينی‎	(1972-07-23) 23 July 1972 (age 52)	Qom, Iran	Iran	Grandson of the First Supreme Leader of Iran (Ruhollah Khomeini) Official Website
94		Reza Nouri رضا نوری	1972 (age 51–52)	Bojnord, Iran	Iran	-
95		Ruhollah Beigi Eilanlu روح‌الله بیگی ئیلانلو	1973 (age 50–51)	Miandoab, Iran	Iran	-
96		Qais Hadi Sayyid Hassan al-Khazali قيس هادي سيد حسن الخزعلي	(1974-06-20) 20 June 1974 (age 50)	Sadr City, Iraq	Iraq	-
97		al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr السید مقتدى الصدر	(1974-08-04) 4 August 1974 (age 50)	Najaf, Iraq	Iraq	Leader of the Sadrist Movement[17]
98		Seyed Masoud Hosseini Khamenei سید مسعود حسینی خامنه‌ای	1974 (age 49–50)	Mashhad, Iran	Iran	Son of current Supreme Leader of Iran (Ali Khamenei)[18]
99		Hassan Namazi حسن نمازی	1975 (age 48–49)	Qom, Iran	Iran	-
100		Syed Ali Raza Rizvi سيد على رضا رضوى	1976 (age 47–48)	Lahore, Pakistan	London, United Kingdom	-
101		Seyed Abbas Mousavi Motlagh سید عباس موسوی مطلق	(1977-01-20) 20 January 1977 (age 47)	Dorud, Iran	Iran	Official Website
102		al-Sayyid Mohammad al-Mahdi al-Husseini al-Modaressi السید محمد المهدي الحسيني المدرسي	1977 (age 46–47)	Kuwait	United States of America	Official Website
103		Mohammad Qomi محمد قمی	1980 (age 43–44)	Qom, Iran	Iran	-
104		Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati سید علی ناصر سعيد عبقاتی	Unknown?	Lucknow, India	India	-
105		Syed Hamid al-Hassan سید حمید الحسن	Unknown?	Lucknow, India	Lucknow, India	-

Deceased

This is a list of hujjatul Islams that have died. The list is arranged in descending order of their date of passing.

No	Image	Name	Year of birth CE	Year of death CE	Place of birth	Place of death	Notes
1		Syed Ahmad Musavi Hindi سيد احمد موسوى هندى	1800 (1800)	1869 (aged 68–69)	Kintoor, India	Khomeyn, Iran	Paternal Grandfather of Ruhollah Khomeini
2		Mirza Hasan Tahirzadeh میرزا حسن طاهرزاده	(1837-05-30)30 May 1837	21 June 1893(1893-06-21) (aged 56)	Shusha, Russian Empire	Tbilisi, Russian Empire	Fourth Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus
3		Mirza Reza Kermani میرزا رضا کرمانی	1854 (1854)	10 August 1896(1896-08-10) (aged 41–42)	Kerman, Iran	Tehran, Iran	Assassinated Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar[19] Was executed by hanging.[19]
4		Akhundzadeh Abd al-Salam آخونــدزاده عبدالســلام	(1843-01-13)13 January 1843	18 November 1907(1907-11-18) (aged 64)	Salyan, Russian Empire	Tbilisi, Russian Empire	Fifth Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus
5		Seyed Jamalodin Vaeiz Esfahani سید جمال‌الدین واعظ اصفهانی	1862 (1862)	4 June 1908(1908-06-04) (aged 45–46)	Hamadan, Iran	Tehran, Iran	Killed by a hitman ordered by Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar
6		Mirza Ali Aqa Tabrizi میرزا علی‌آقا تبریزی	(1861-01-19)19 January 1861	31 December 1911(1911-12-31) (aged 50)	Tabriz, Iran	Tabriz, Iran	-
7		Sheikh Mohammad Khiabani شیخ محمد خیابانی‎	1879 (1879)	1920 (aged 40–41)	Khameneh, Iran	Tabriz, Iran	-
8		Mohammad Pishnamaz Zadeh محمد پیشنماززاده	(1853-05-15)15 May 1853	1937 (aged 83–84)	Ganja, Russian Empire	Ganja, Soviet Union	Seventh Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus
9		Bachir Moustafa Hammoud بشیر مصطفی حمود	1906 (1906)	1945 (aged 38–39)	Choukine, Lebanon	Choukine, Lebanon	-
10		Ahmad Rida أحمد رضا	1872 (1872)	1953 (aged 80–81)	Nabatieh, Ottoman Syria	Nabatieh, Lebanon	-
11		Seyed Mojtaba Mir-Lohi سيد مجتبی میرلوحی	1924 (1924)	18 January 1956(1956-01-18) (aged 31–32)	Tehran, Iran	Tehran, Iran	Founder of Fada'iyan-e Islam[20] Was executed by firing squad[21]
12		Ahmed Aref El-Zein أحمد عارف الزين	(1884-07-10)10 July 1884	13 October 1960(1960-10-13) (aged 76)	Shhur, Lebanon	Khorasan, Iran	-
13		Seyed Esmail Balhki سید اسماعیل بلخی	1918 (1918)	14 July 1968(1968-07-14) (aged 49–50)	Balkhab, Afghanistan	Kabul, Afghanistan	-
14		Seyed Mostafa Khomeini سید مصطفی خمینی	(1930-12-12)12 December 1930	23 October 1977(1977-10-23) (aged 46)	Qom, Iran	Najaf, Iraq	Son of first Supreme Leader of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini.
15		Muhammad Latif Ansari محمد لطیف انصاری	(1887-09-30)30 September 1887	1979 (aged 91–92)	British India	Kenya	-
16		Abbas Mohammad Montazeri عباس محمد منتظری	(1944-03-21)21 March 1944	28 June 1981(1981-06-28) (aged 37)	Najafabad, Iran	Tehran, Iran	Assassinated by Mujahideen-e Khalq, alongside Mohammad Beheshti and 31 others[22]
17		Mohammad-Javad Bahonar محمدجواد باهنر‎‎	(1933-09-05)5 September 1933	30 August 1981(1981-08-30) (aged 47)	Kerman, Iran	Tehran, Iran	Assassinated by Mujahideen-e Khalq[23]
18		Habibollah Ashouri حبیب‌الله آشوری	1936 (1936)	18 September 1981(1981-09-18) (aged 44–45)	Gonabad, Iran	Tehran, Iran	Executed by firing squad
19		Seyed Abdolkarim Hasheminejad سید عبدالکریم هاشمی‌نژاد	1932 (1932)	30 September 1981(1981-09-30) (aged 48–49)	Behshahr, Iran	Mashhad, Iran	Assassinated by Mujahideen-e Khalq
20		Seyed Hassan Emami سید حسن امامی	1903 (1903)	1981 (aged 77–78)	Tehran, Iran	Lausanne, Switzerland	Fled Iran after the Iranian Revolution, was connected with the Shah
21		Syed Arif Hussain al-Hussaini سید عارف حسين الحسينى	(1946-11-25)25 November 1946	5 August 1988(1988-08-05) (aged 41)	Parachinar, India	Peshawar, Pakistan	-
22		Sayyid Abbas al-Musawi سید عباس الموسوي	(1952-10-26)26 October 1952	16 February 1992(1992-02-16) (aged 39)	Al-Nabi Shayth, Lebanon	Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon	Co-founder of Hezbollah. Assassinated by Israel
23		Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini سید احمد خمینی‎	(1946-03-14)14 March 1946	17 March 1995(1995-03-17) (aged 49)	Qom, Iran	Tehran, Iran	Son of first Supreme Leader of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini
24		Syed Hassan Naqvi سید حسن نقوى	1935 (1935)	18 October 1996(1996-10-18) (aged 60–61)	Lucknow, India	Lucknow, India	-
25		Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi سید علی اختر رضوی	(1948-09-19)19 September 1948	10 February 2002(2002-02-10) (aged 53)	Bihar, India	Bihar, India	-
26		Syed Saeed Akhtar Rizvi سيد سعيد اختر رضوي	(1927-01-05)5 January 1927	20 June 2002(2002-06-20) (aged 75)	Bihar, India	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	-
27		al-Sayyid Abd al-Majid al-Musawi al-Khoei السید عبد المجيد الموسوي الخوئي	(1962-08-16)16 August 1962	10 April 2003(2003-04-10) (aged 40)	Najaf, Iraq	Najaf, Iraq	-
28		Ahmed al-Waeli al-Laithi al-Kinani أحمد الوائلي الليثي الكناني	1928 (1928)	14 July 2003(2003-07-14) (aged 74–75)	Najaf, Iraq	Kadhimiya, Iraq	Known for his presentation style in Iraq
29		Allama Hassan Turabi علامہ حسن ترابی	1953 (1953)	14 July 2006(2006-07-14) (aged 52–53)	Shigar, Pakistan	Karachi, Pakistan	-
30		Abdul Amir al-Jamri عبدالأمير الجمري	(1938-03-01)1 March 1938	18 December 2006(2006-12-18) (aged 68)	Bani Jamra, Bahrain	Manama, Bahrain	-
31		Ali Davani علی دوانی	(1929-09-27)27 September 1929	8 January 2007(2007-01-08) (aged 77)	Davan, Iran	Tehran, Iran	-
32		Sayyid Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim سید عبد العزيز الحكيم	1952 (1952)	26 August 2009(2009-08-26) (aged 56–57)	Najaf, Iraq	Tehran, Iran	66th Prime Minister of Iraq
33		Ali Golzadeh Ghafouri علی گلزاده غفوری	(1923-05-14)14 May 1923	1 January 2010(2010-01-01) (aged 86)	Qazvin, Iran	Tehran, Iran	-
34		Abdullah al-Dahdouh عبد الله الدهدوه	1966 (1966)	12 March 2012(2012-03-12) (aged 45–46)	Tangier, Morocco	Brussels, Belgium	An ex-Sunni convert to Shia Islam, was murdered by Moroccan Sunnis in Belgium.
35		Ahmad Ghabel احمد قابل	1954 (1954)	October 22, 2012(2012-10-22) (aged 57–58)	Torbat-e Jam, Iran	Mashhad, Iran	Sentenced to prison, died while under hospital arrest
36		Hassan bin Mohammad bin Shehata bin Musa al-Anani حسن بن محمد بن شحاتة بن موسى العناني	(1946-11-10)10 November 1946	23 June 2013(2013-06-23) (aged 66)	Sharqia Governorate, Egypt	Giza Governorate, Egypt	An ex-Sunni scholar who converted to Shia Islam, was murdered by an angry mob of Sunnis in front of his home in Egypt alongside 4 others.
37		Muhammad Musa Shariefi محمد موسی شریفی	1942 (1942)	11 December 2013(2013-12-11) (aged 70–71)	Kargil, India	Kargil, India	-
38		Mirza Mohammed Athar میرزا محمد اظر	(1937-01-01)1 January 1937	26 February 2016(2016-02-26) (aged 79)	Lucknow, India	New Delhi, India	-
39		Jafar Shojouni جعفر شجونی	1932 (1932)	6 November 2016(2016-11-06) (aged 83–84)	Fuman, Iran	Tehran, Iran	[24]
40		Qasim Umar Sokoto قاسم عمر سوکوتو	Unknown?	(2018-02-05)5 February 2018	Sokoto, Nigeria	Sokoto, Nigeria	-
41		Seyyed Mehdi Tabatabaei Shirazi سید مهدی طباطبایی شیرازی‎	(1936-03-21)21 March 1936	17 May 2018(2018-05-17) (aged 82)	Rafsanjan, Iran	Tehran, Iran	[25]
42		Ahmad Ahmadi احمد احمدی	(1933-09-06)6 September 1933	8 June 2018(2018-06-08) (aged 84)	Malayer, Iran	Tehran,Iran	-
43		Seyed Ali Akbar Mousavi Hosseini سید علی‌اکبر موسوی حسینی	1939 (1939)	21 June 2018(2018-06-21) (aged 78–79)	Tehran, Iran	Tehran, Iran	-
44		Hussayn bin al-Haj Muhammad Qasim al-Kurani al-Yateri al-Ameli حسين بن الحاج محمد قاسم الكوراني الياطري العاملي	1955 (1955)	12 September 2019(2019-09-12) (aged 63–64)	Yater, Lebanon	Beirut, Lebanon	-
45		Talib Jauhari طالب جوہری	(1929-08-27)27 August 1929	21 June 2020(2020-06-21) (aged 90)	Patna, India	Karachi, Pakistan	-
46		Ruhollah Hosseinian روح الله حسینیان	(1956-03-05)5 March 1956	25 August 2020(2020-08-25) (aged 64)	Shiraz, Iran	Tehran,Iran	-
47		Syed Kalbe Sadiq Naqvi سید کلب صادق نقوی	(1939-06-22)22 June 1939	24 November 2020(2020-11-24) (aged 81)	Lucknow, India	Lucknow, India	-
48		Seyed Mohammad Ali Shahidi Mahallati سید محمد علی شهیدی محلاتی	(1949-07-09)9 July 1949	28 November 2020(2020-11-28) (aged 71)	Mahallat, Iran	Tehran,Iran	-
49		Seyyed Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur سید علی‌اکبر محتشمی‌پور‎	(1947-08-30)August 30, 1947	7 June 2021(2021-06-07) (aged 73)	Tehran, Iran	Tehran,Iran	[26]
50		Abdillahi Nassir عبداللهی ناصر	(1932-06-01)1 June 1932	11 January 2022(2022-01-11) (aged 89)	Mombasa, Kenya	Mombasa, Kenya	-
51		Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi آغا سید حامد علی شاہ موسوی	(1930-05-12)12 May 1930	25 July 2022(2022-07-25) (aged 92)	Tharparkar, British India	Islamabad, Pakistan	-
52		Mohammad Reza Ashtiani Araghi محمد رضا آشتیانی عراقی	1940 (1940)	23 June 2023(2023-06-23) (aged 82–83)	Qom, Iran	Iran	-
53		Hassan Sane'i حسن صانعی	1934 (1934)	21 July 2023(2023-07-21) (aged 88–89)	Nikabad, Iran	Iran	-
54		Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah سید حسن نصرالله	(1960-08-31)31 August 1960	September 27, 2024(2024-09-27) (aged 64)	Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon	Beirut, Lebanon	Former Leader of Hezbollah until 2024, after being assassinated by Israel.
55		Nabil Qaouk نبيل قاووق	(1964-05-20)20 May 1964	28 September 2024(2024-09-28) (aged 60)	Ebba, Lebanon	Dahieh, Lebanon	Former deputy head of Hezbollah's executive council. Assassinated by Israel.

See also

• List of Ayatollahs
• List of current Maraji
• List of deceased Maraji
• List of provincial representatives appointed by Supreme Leader of Iran
• List of Tehran's Friday Prayer Imams

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