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This is a partial list of ayatollahs, a title given to high ranked Twelver Usuli Shi'a Muslim clerics. Its ranking is higher than Hujjat al-Islam, and the next higher clerical rank is Grand Ayatollah also known as Marja'. This list contains only the names of ayatollahs. To see lists of grand ayatollahs, or hujjatul islams, see the following articles: List of maraji; List of hujjatul Islams.[1]
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The names are ordered with age in descending order. (oldest to youngest).
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| No | Image | Name | Birth Date CE |
Birth Place | Residence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg) |
Mohammad Bagher Bagheri Kani محمدباقر باقری کنی |
1926 (age 98–99) |  Tehran, Iran |  Iran |
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| 2 |  |
Ahmad Mohseni Garakani احمد محسنی گرکانی |
1926 (age 98–99) | Garakan, Iran | Iran |
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| 3 |  |
Ahmad Jannati احمد جنتی |
(1927-02-23) 23 February 1927 (age 98) | Isfahan, Iran | Iran |
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| 4 |  |
Seyed Ali Akbar Ghoreyshi سید علی اکبر قریشی |
1928 (age 96–97) | Bonab, Iran | Iran |
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| 5 | al-Sayyid Murtadha al-Musawi al-Qazwini السيد مرتضى الموسوي القزويني |
(1930-08-01) 1 August 1930 (age 95) |  Karbala, Iraq |  Karbala, Iraq |
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| 6 |  |
Mohammad-Ali Movahedi-Kermani محمدعلی موحدی کرمانی |
1932 (age 92–93) | Kerman, Iran | Iran |
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| 7 |  |
Ali Akbar Masoudi Khomeini علیاکبر مسعودی خمینی |
1932 (age 92–93) | Khomeyn, Iran | Iran |
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| 8 |  |
Seyed Hassan Mortazavi Shahroudi سید حسن مرتضوی شاهرودی |
(1933-02-22) 22 February 1933 (age 92) | Shahrud, Iran | Iran |
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| 9 |  |
Hassan Shariati Niyasar حسن شریعتی نیاسر |
(1933-03-21) 21 March 1933 (age 92) | Neyasar, Iran | Iran |
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| 10 |  |
Zaynolabideen Ghorbani العابدین قربانی |
1933 (age 91–92) | Panchah, Iran | Iran |
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| 11 | .jpg) |
Morteza Moghtadai مرتضی مقتدایی |
(1935-10-12) 12 October 1935 (age 90) | Isfahan, Iran | Iran |
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| 12 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Seyyed Mohammad Khamenei سید محمد خامنهای |
(1935-12-25) 25 December 1935 (age 89) | Mashhad, Iran | Iran |
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| 13 |  |
Abolghasem Wafi Yazdi ابوالقاسم وافی یزدی |
1935 (age 89–90) | Hoseynabad, Iran | Iran |
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| 14 |  |
Ahmad Beheshti احمد بهشتی |
1935 (age 89–90) | Fasa, Iran | Iran |
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| 15 |  |
Reza Ostadi Moghaddam رضا استادی مقدم |
(1937-09-29) 29 September 1937 (age 88) | Tehran, Iran | Iran |
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| 16 | .jpg) |
Seyyed Mohsen Kharazi سید محسن خرازی |
1937 (age 87–88) | Tehran, Iran | Iran |
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| 17 |  |
Hashem Hashemzadeh Herisi هاشم هاشمزاده هریسی |
1938 (age 86–87) | Heris, Iran | Iran |
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| 18 |  |
Seyyed Ali Shafiei سیدعلی شفیعی |
1940 (age 84–85) | Dezful, Iran | Ahvaz, Iran | |
| 19 |  |
Kazem Nourmofidi کاظم نورمفیدی |
1940 (age 84–85) | Gorgan, Iran | Golestan province, Iran |
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| 20 | .jpg) |
Sayyid Mohammad-Ali Mousavi Jazayeri سیدمحمدعلی موسوی جزایری |
1941 (age 83–84) | Shushtar, Iran | Iran |
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| 21 |  |
Mahmoud Mar'ashi Najafi محمود مرعشی نجفی |
1941 (age 83–84) | Qom, Iran | Iran |
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| 22 | Syed Riaz Hussain Najafi سید ریاض حسین نجفی |
1941 (age 83–84) |  Alipur, British India |  Lahore, Pakistan |
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| 23 |  |
Sayyid Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha سید محمد موسوی خوئینی ها |
1942 (age 82–83) | Qazvin, Iran | Iran |
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| 24 | al-Sayyid Mujtaba al-Hussayni al-Shirazi السيد مجتبى الحسيني الشيرازي |
(1943-08-06) 6 August 1943 (age 82) | Karbala, Iraq |  London, United Kingdom |
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| 25 | .jpg) |
Ahmad Alamolhoda احمد علمالهدی |
(1944-09-01) 1 September 1944 (age 81) | Mashhad, Iran | Iran |
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| 26 |  |
Hossein Ansarian حسین انصاریان |
(1944-11-09) 9 November 1944 (age 81) | Khansar, Iran | Iran |
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| 27 |  |
Seyed Yousef Tabatabai Nejad سید یوسف طباطبایی نژاد |
1944 (age 80–81) | Ardestan, Iran | Iran |
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| 28 |  |
Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Faraz سید مصطفی موسوی فراز |
1945 (age 79–80) | Isfahan, Iran | Iran |
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| 29 |  |
Mohammad Reza Naseri Yazdi محمدرضا ناصری یزدی |
1945 (age 79–80) | Yazd, Iran | Iran |
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| 30 |  |
Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad مصطفی محقق داماد |
1945 (age 79–80) | Qom, Iran | Iran |
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| 31 | Morteza Sadouqi Mazandarani مرتضی صدوقی مازندرانی |
(1946-07-22) 22 July 1946 (age 79) | Iran | Iran |
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| 32 |  |
Hossein Mousavi Tabrizi حسین موسوی تبریزی |
1947 (age 77–78) | Tabriz, Iran | Iran |
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| 33 | al-Sayyid Hadi al-Hussayni al-Modarresi السيد هادي الحسيني المدرسي |
1947 (age 77–78) | Karbala, Iraq | Iraq |
Official Website | |
| 34 | Zohreh Sefati زهره صفاتی |
1948 (age 76–77) | Abadan, Iran | Iran |
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| 35 | .jpg) |
al-Sayyid Ali al-Hussayni al-Milani السيد علي الحسيني الميلاني |
1948 (age 76–77) | Najaf, Iraq | Qom, Iran |
Official Website |
| 36 | al-Sayyid Ali al-Musawi al-Sabziwari السيد علي الموسوي السبزواري |
1948 (age 76–77) | Najaf, Iraq | Najaf, Iraq |
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| 37 | Muhammad Baqir al-Irawani محمد باقر الإيرواني |
1949 (age 75–76) | Najaf, Iraq | Iraq |
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| 38 |  |
Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi قربانعلی دری نجفآبادی |
(1950-12-03) 3 December 1950 (age 75) | Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran | Iran |
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| 39 |  |
Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moghaddam غلامرضا مصباحی مقدم |
(1951-07-11) 11 July 1951 (age 74) | Mashhad, Iran | Iran |
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| 40 |  |
Seyyed Mohammad Saeedi سید محمد سعیدی |
1951 (age 73–74) | Qom, Iran | Iran |
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| 41 |  |
Mohammad Taghi Vaezi محمد تقی واعظی |
1951 (age 73–74) | Tehran, Iran | Iran |
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| 42 |  |
Mohsen Faqihi محسن فقیهی |
(1952-11-17) 17 November 1952 (age 73) | Iran | Iran |
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| 43 |  |
Ibrahim Yaqoub Zakzaky ابراهیم یعقوبی زکزکی |
(1953-05-05) 5 May 1953 (age 72) |  Zaria, Nigeria | Nigeria |
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| 44 |  |
Mehdi Shabzendedar Jahromi مهدی شبزندهدار جهرمی |
1953 (age 71–72) | Darab, Iran | Iran |
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| 45 |  |
Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi سید محمود علوی |
(1954-05-04) 4 May 1954 (age 71) | Lamerd, Iran | Iran |
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| 46 | .jpg) |
Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini سید مجتبی حسینی |
1954 (age 70–71) | Mashhad, Iran | Iran |
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| 47 |  |
Seyed Mohammad Ali Ayazi سید محمدعلى ايازى |
1954 (age 70–71) | Iran | Iran |
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| 48 |  |
Seyyed Mohammad Reza Modarresi Yazdi سید محمدرضا مدرسی یزدی |
1955 (age 69–70) | Yazd, Iran | Iran |
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| 49 |  |
Ali Akbar Rashad علیاکبر رشاد |
1955 (age 69–70) | Iran | Iran |
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| 50 |  |
Abdol-Hamid Masoumi-Tehrani عبدالحمید معصومی تهرانی |
1955 (age 69–70) | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran |
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| 51 | .jpg) |
Mohsen Araki محسن اراکی |
1956 (age 68–69) |  Najaf, Iraq | Iran |
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| 52 |  |
Seyyed Hashem Hosseini Bushehri سید هاشم حسینی بوشهری |
1956 (age 68–69) | Bushehr, Iran | Iran |
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| 53 |  |
Mohammad Taghi Pourmohammadi محمدتقی پورمحمدی |
1956 (age 68–69) | Marand, Iran | Iran |
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| 54 | al-Sayyid Ali Akbar al-Hussayni al-Modarresi السيد علي أكبر الحسيني المدرسي |
(1957-09-17) 17 September 1957 (age 68) | Karbala, Iraq | Mashhad, Iran |
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| 55 |  |
Mohsen Heidari Alekasir محسن حیدری آل کثیر |
1957 (age 67–68) | Shush, Iran | Iran |
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| 56 | Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Kazemeyni Borojerdi سید محمدحسین کاظمینی بروجردی |
(1958-08-01) 1 August 1958 (age 67) | Qom, Iran | Iran |
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| 57 |  |
al-Sayyid Riyadh Al-Hakim السيد رياض الحكيم |
(1959-01-18) 18 January 1959 (age 66) | Najaf, Iraq | Iraq |
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| 58 |  |
Gholam Ali Safai Bushehri غلامعلی صفایی بوشهری |
(1959-06-23) 23 June 1959 (age 66) | Bushehr, Iran | Iran |
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| 59 |  |
Malik Sakhawat Hussain مالک سخاوت حسین |
(1959-11-05) 5 November 1959 (age 66) | Sandral, Pakistan |  United States of America |
Official Website |
| 60 |  |
Seyyed Ahmad Hosseini Khorasani سید احمد حسینی خراسانی |
1959 (age 65–66) | Shirvan, Iran | Iran |
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| 61 |  |
Alireza Arafi علی رضا اعرافی |
1959 (age 65–66) | Meybod, Iran | Iran |
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| 62 | .jpeg) |
Ahmad Khatami احمد خاتمی |
(1960-05-08) 8 May 1960 (age 65) | Semnan, Iran | Iran |
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| 63 | _(crop_of_Sadeq_Larijani).jpg) |
Sadiq Ardashir Larijani صادق اردشیر لاریجانی |
(1961-03-12) 12 March 1961 (age 64) | Najaf, Iraq | Iran |
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| 64 | .jpg) |
Mohammad-Mahdi Mirbagheri محمدمهدی میرباقری |
1961 (age 63–64) | Qom, Iran | Iran |
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| 65 | .jpg) |
Abolghasem Alidoust ابوالقاسم علیدوست |
1961 (age 63–64) | Yazd, Iran | Iran |
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| 66 |  |
Seyed Hassan Ameli سید حسن عاملی |
(1962-06-05) 5 June 1962 (age 63) | Ardabil, Iran | Iran |
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| 67 | Mostafa Boroujerdi مصطفی بروجردی |
(1962-08-01) 1 August 1962 (age 63) | Qom, Iran | Iran |
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| 68 | al-Sayyid Muhammad Ridha al-Hussayni al-Sistani السيد محمد رضا الحسيني السيستاني |
(1962-08-18) 18 August 1962 (age 63) | Najaf, Iraq | Iraq |
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| 69 |  |
Abbas Ka'bi عباس کعبی |
1962 (age 62–63) | Ahvaz, Iran | Iran |
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| 70 |  |
Lotfallah Dejkam لطفالله دژکام |
1962 (age 62–63) | Jahrom, Iran | Iran |
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| 71 | Abbas Tabrizian عباس تبریزیان |
1962 (age 62–63) | Najaf, Iraq | Iran |
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| 72 |  |
Reza Ramezani Gilani رضا رمضانی گیلانی |
1963 (age 61–62) | Rasht, Iran | Iran |
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| 73 |  |
Syed Aqeel-ul-Gharavi سيد عقيل الغروى |
(1964-02-02) 2 February 1964 (age 61) |  Banaras, India | London, United Kingdom |
Official Website Archived 1 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine |
| 74 |  |
Abdul Karim Farhani عبدالکریم فرحانی |
1964 (age 60–61) | Ahvaz, Iran | Iran |
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| 75 | al-Sayyid Ali al-Hakim السيد علي الحكيم |
1964 (age 60–61) | Najaf, Iraq |  Lebanon |
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| 76 | al-Sayyid Murtadha al-Hussayni al-Shirazi السيد مرتضى الحسيني الشيرازي |
1964 (age 60–61) | Karbala, Iraq | Najaf, Iraq |
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| 77 | al-Sayyid Muntazir Mehdi al-Razavi السید منتظر مهدی الرضوی |
1965 (age 59–60) | Allahabad, India |
Qom, Iran |
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| 78 | al-Sayyid Jafar al-Hakim السيد جعفر الحكيم |
1965 (age 59–60) | Najaf, Iraq | Najaf, Iraq |
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| 79 |  |
Seyyed Nasir Hosseini سید نصیر حسینی |
1967 (age 57–58) | Yasuj, Iran | Iran |
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| 80 |  |
Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei سید مجتبی حسینی خامنهای |
(1969-09-08) 8 September 1969 (age 56) | Mashhad, Iran |
Iran |
Son of current Supreme Leader of Iran (Ali Khamenei)[2] |
| 81 |  |
Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi Qumi سيد علي نقي نقوي |
(1970-05-09) 9 May 1970 (age 55) | Sahiwal, Pakistan | Lahore, Pakistan |
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| 82 | al-Sayyid Hussein al-Hussayni al-Shirazi السید حسین الحسیني الشیرازي |
1970 (age 54–55) | Karbala, Iraq | Qom, Iran |
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| No | Image | Name | Year of Birth CE |
Year of Death CE |
Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
al-Sayyid Muhammad Saeed al-Habboubi السيد محمد سعيد الحبوبي |
1849 (1849) | 1915 (aged 65–66) |  Najaf, Baghdad Eyalet | Nasiriyah, Basra vilayet |
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| 2 |  |
Seyed Ali Tabrizi سید علی تبریزی |
1844 (1844) | 7 December 1917(1917-12-07) (aged 72–73) |  Tabriz, Sublime State of Persia | Tabriz, Sublime State of Persia |
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| 3 |  |
Mohammad Aghazadeh Khorasani محمد آقازاده خراسانی |
1877 (1877) | 1937 (aged 59–60) | Najaf, Baghdad vilayet | Rey, Imperial State of Iran |
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| 4 | Najm al-Hasan نجم الحسن |
(1863-05-25)25 May 1863 | 18 April 1938(1938-04-18) (aged 74) | British India | Lucknow, British India |
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| 5 |  |
Abdul Karim Kho'ini Zanjani عبدالکریم خوئینی زنجانی |
1874 (1874) | 1938 (aged 63–64) | Khoein, Sublime State of Persia | Qazvin, Imperial State of Iran |
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| 6 | Bibi Khanum بی بی خانوم |
Unknown? | 1950 (1951) | Baghdad vilayet | Najaf, Kingdom of Iraq |
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| 7 |  |
Mirza Mahdi Ashtiani میرزا مهدی آشتیانی |
1888 (1888) | 23 April 1953(1953-04-23) (aged 64–65) | Tehran, Sublime State of Persia | Qom, Imperial State of Iran |
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| 8 |  |
Syed Ahmed Rizvi Kashmiri سید احمد رضوی کشمیری |
1898 (1898) | 9 July 1964(1964-07-09) (aged 65–66) | Srinagar, British India | Srinagar, British India |
[3][4][5][6] |
| 9 | Haj Mohammad-Hassan Jazayeri حاج محمد حسن جزایری |
1892 | 1965(1965-00-00) (aged 72–73) | Qom, Sublime State of Persia | Ahvaz, Imperial State of Iran |
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| 10 |  |
Abdulkarim Zanjani عبدالکریم زنجانی |
1888 (1888) | 1968 (aged 79–80) | Zanjan, Sublime State of Persia | Imperial State of Iran |
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| 11 |  |
Seyed Mohammad Reza Saeedi سید محمدرضا سعیدی |
1929 (1929) | 10 June 1970(1970-06-10) (aged 40–41) | Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
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| 12 |  |
Seyed Sultan al-Wa'izin Shirazi سید سلطان الواعظین شیرازی |
(1894-05-12)12 May 1894 | 11 October 1971(1971-10-11) (aged 77) | Tehran, Sublime State of Persia | Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
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| 13 | .jpg) |
Muhammad Taqi Amoli محمدتقی آملی |
1887 (1887) | 1971 (aged 83–84) | Tehran, Sublime State of Persia | Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran |
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| 14 | Haj Mohammad Ali Hakim Movahed Namazi Shirazi حاج محمد علی حکیم موحد نمازی شیرازی |
1903 (1903) | 1971 (aged 67–68) (went missing) | Shiraz, Sublime State of Persia | Imperial State of Iran |
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| 15 |  |
Mirza Mahdi Elahi Ghomshei میرزا مهدی الهی قمشه ای |
(1901-01-01)1 January 1901 | 15 May 1973(1973-05-15) (aged 72) | Isfahan, Sublime State of Persia | Qom, Imperial State of Iran |
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| 16 | Haj Mirza Mahdi Pooya Yazdi حاج میرزا مهدی پویا یزدی |
1899 (1899) | July 17, 1973(1973-07-17) (aged 73–74) | Najaf, Baghdad vilayet | Karachi, Pakistan |
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| 17 | al-Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Musawi al-Qazwini السيد محمد باقر الموسوي القزويني |
1919 (1919) | 1974 (aged 54–55) | Karbala, Baghdad vilayet | Karbala, Ba'athist Iraq |
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| 18 |  |
Mirza Ahmad Ashtiani میرزا احمد آشتیانی |
1882 (1882) | 24 June 1975(1975-06-24) (aged 92–93) | Tehran, Sublime State of Persia | Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
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| 19 | _(cropped).jpg) |
al-Sayyid Musa Sadr al-Din al-Sadr السيد موسى صدر الدين الصدر |
(1928-06-04)4 June 1928 | 31 August 1978(1978-08-31) (aged 50) (Went Missing) | Qom, Imperial State of Iran |  Libya |
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| 20 |  |
Ayatollah Seyyed Aboutaleb Pishvai ایت الله سید ابو طالب پیشوایی |
1896 | 21 October 1978(1978-10-21) (aged 81–82) | Bandar-e Anzali, Sublime State of Persia | Bandar-e Anzali, Imperial State of Iran |
[8] |
| 21 |  |
Mahmoud Taleghani محمود طالقانی |
(1911-03-05)5 March 1911 | 9 September 1979(1979-09-09) (aged 68) | Geliyard, Sublime State of Persia | Tehran, Iran |
[9] |
| 22 | Seyed Mohammad-Ali Qazi Tabatabaei سید محمدعلی قاضی طباطبایی |
(1914-10-23)23 October 1914 | 2 November 1979(1979-11-02) (aged 65) | Tabriz, Sublime State of Persia | Tabriz, Iran |
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| 23 |  |
al-Sayyid Hassan al-Hussayni al-Shirazi السيد حسن الحسيني الشيرازي |
1935 (1935) | 2 May 1980(1980-05-02) (aged 44–45) | Najaf, Kingdom of Iraq | Beirut, Lebanon |
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| 24 | Gholam Hossein Tabrizi غلامحسین تبریزی |
1924 (1924) | 14 June 1980(1980-06-14) (aged 55–56) | Vayqan, Sublime State of Persia | Mashhad, Iran |
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| 25 |  |
Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Beheshti سیّد محمد حسینی بهشتی |
(1928-10-24)24 October 1928 | 28 June 1981(1981-06-28) (aged 52) | Isfahan, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
[10] |
| 26 |  |
Ali Qoddusi علی قدوسی |
(1927-08-04)4 August 1927 | 5 September 1981(1981-09-05) (aged 54) | Nahavand, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
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| 27 |  |
Mohammad Sadoughi محمد صدوقی |
(1909-03-01)1 March 1909 | 2 July 1982(1982-07-02) (aged 73) | Yazd, Sublime State of Persia | Yazd, Iran |
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| 28 | Syed Yusuf al-Moosavi al-Safavi سید یوسف الموسوی الصفوی |
1904 (1904) | 29 August 1982(1982-08-29) (aged 77–78) | Budgam, British India | Budgam, India |
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| 29 | Ata'ollah Ashrafi Esfahani عطاءالله اشرفی اصفهانی |
1902 (1902) | 15 October 1982(1982-10-15) (aged 79–80) | Khomeyn, Isfahan, Sublime State of Persia | Kermanshah, Iran |
[11] | |
| 30 | Syed Zafr al-Hasan Rizvi سید ظفر الحسن ریضوی |
(1911-09-13)13 September 1911 | 1 January 1983(1983-01-01) (aged 71) | Azamgarh, British India | India |
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| 31 |  |
Seyed Mohammad Ali Angaji سید محمدعلی انگجی |
1897 (1897) | 5 June 1983(1983-06-05) (aged 85–86) | Tabriz, Sublime State of Persia | Tabriz, Iran |
- |
| 32 |  |
Seyedeh Nosrat Begum Amin سیده نصرتبیگم امین |
1886 (1886) | 13 June 1983(1983-06-13) (aged 96–97) | Isfahan, Sublime State of Iran | Qom, Iran |
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| 33 | Jafar Hussain جعفر حسین |
1914 (1914) | 29 August 1983(1983-08-29) (aged 68–69) | British India | Gujranwala, Pakistan |
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| 34 |  |
Haj Mirza Khalil Kamarah'i حاج میرزا خلیل کمره |
1898 (1898) | 11 October 1984(1984-10-11) (aged 85–86) | Sublime State of Persia | Tehran, Iran |
[12] |
| 35 | Mohammad Reza Tabasi محمد رضا طبسی |
1899 (1899) | 18 January 1985(1985-01-18) (aged 85–86) | Mashhad, Sublime State of Iran | Qom, Iran |
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| 36 |  |
Morteza Haeri Yazdi مرتضی حائری یزدی |
(1916-10-12)12 October 1916 | 16 March 1986(1986-03-16) (aged 69) | Arak, Sublime State of Persia | Qom, Iran |
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| 37 |  |
Seyyed Javad Khamenei سید جواد خامنهای |
(1895-12-07)7 December 1895 | 5 July 1986(1986-07-05) (aged 90) | Khameneh, Sublime State of Persia | Mashhad, Iran |
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| 38 |  |
Abdul Rahman Heidari Ilami عبدالرحمن حیدری ایلامی |
1925 (1925) | 1 January 1987(1987-01-01) (aged 61–62) | Ilam, Imperial State of Iran | Qom, Iran |
[13] |
| 39 |  |
Ruhollah Khatami روح الله خاتمی |
(1906-10-28)28 October 1906 | 27 October 1988(1988-10-27) (aged 81) | Yazd, Sublime State of Persia | Yazd, Iran |
[14] |
| 40 |  |
Ayatollah Sayyed Abbas Almohri آية الله سيد عباس المهري |
1915 (1915) | 15 February 1988(1988-02-15) (aged 72–73) | Mohr, Sublime State of Persia | Tehran, Iran |
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| 41 | Hasan Ali Nejabat Shirazi حسنعلی نجابت شیرازی |
1917 (1917) | 28 April 1989(1989-04-28) (aged 71–72) | Shiraz, Sublime State of Persia | Shiraz, Iran |
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| 42 |  |
Hossein Lankarani حسین لنکرانی |
1895 (1895) | 8 June 1989(1989-06-08) (aged 93–94) | Tehran, Sublime State of Persia | Tehran, Iran |
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| 43 | Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi سید صفدر حسین نجفی |
1932 (1932) | 3 December 1989(1989-12-03) (aged 56–57) | Muzaffargarh, British India | Lahore, Pakistan |
- | |
| 44 | Muhammad Yar Shah محمد یار شاه |
1913 (1913) | 20 December 1990(1990-12-20) (aged 76–77) | Alipur, British India |
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| 45 | Seyed Mohammad Sadegh Lavasani سید محمدصادق لواسانی |
(2025-12-17UTC15:51:39) | 1990 (1991) | Najaf, Baghdad vilayet | Mehr, Iran |
- | |
| 46 | Hussain Bakhsh Jarra حسین بخش جاڑا |
1919 (1919) | 1990 (aged 70–71) | British India | Pakistan |
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| 47 | Mohammed Kadhim al-Modarresi محمد كاظم حسينى مدرسى |
1921 (1921) | 5 April 1994(1994-04-05) (aged 72–73) | Mashhad, Sublime State of Persia | Tehran, Iran |
- | |
| 48 | al-Sayyid Muhammad Kadhim al-Musawi al-Qazwini السيد محمد كاظم الموسوي القزويني |
(1930-03-13)13 March 1930 | 17 November 1994(1994-11-17) (aged 64) | Karbala, Mandatory Iraq | Qom, Iran |
- | |
| 49 | Mahmoud Ansari Qomi محمود انصاری قمی |
1921 (1921) | 12 March 1999(1999-03-12) (aged 77–78) | Qom, Sublime State of Persia | Qom, Iran |
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| 50 | Seyed Mohammad Jafar Moravej سید محمد جعفر مروج |
(1902-07-27)27 July 1902 | 13 March 1999(1999-03-13) (aged 96) | Shushtar, Sublime State of Persia | Qom, Iran |
- | |
| 51 | Mahdi Haeri Yazdi مهدی حائری یزدی |
1923 (1923) | 8 July 1999(1999-07-08) (aged 75–76) | Qom, Sublime State of Persia | Tehran, Iran |
- | |
| 52 |  |
Hadi Rohani حادی روحانی |
(1924-03-03)3 March 1924 | 13 October 1999(1999-10-13) (aged 75) | Kalleh Bast, Sublime State of Persia | Babol, Iran |
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| 53 | Seyed Mahdi Hosseini Rohani سید مهدی حسینی روحانی |
(1925-07-15)15 July 1925 | 23 November 2000(2000-11-23) (aged 65) | Qom, Sublime State of Persia | Qom, Iran |
- | |
| 54 | Mohammad Mehdi Shamseddine محمد مهدي شمس الدين |
1936 (1936) | 10 January 2001(2001-01-10) (aged 64–65) | Najaf, Kingdom of Iraq | Beirut, Lebanon |
- | |
| 55 | Seyed Hossein Ayatollahi سید حسین آیتاللهی |
1931 (1931) | 14 January 2001(2001-01-14) (aged 69–70) | Jahrom, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
- | |
| 56 |  |
Khalil Boyukzadeh خلیل بیوکزاده |
(1930-09-18)18 September 1930 | 16 April 2001(2001-04-16) (aged 70) | Ardabil, Imperial State of Iran | Ardabil, Iran |
[15] |
| 57 |  |
Syed Mustafa al-Moosavi al-Safavi سید مصطفی الموسوی الصفوی |
(1918-02-02)2 February 1918 | 21 August 2002(2002-08-21) (aged 84) | Budgam, British India | Budgam, India |
- |
| 58 |  |
Seyed Esmaeil Mousavi Zanjani سیداسماعیل موسوی زنجانی |
1928 (1928) | 18 December 2002(2002-12-18) (aged 73–74) | Pari, Imperial State of Iran | Ardabil, Zanjan |
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| 59 |  |
Seyed Abolfazl Mousavi Tabrizi سید ابوالفضل موسوی تبریزی |
1935 (1935) | 14 April 2003(2003-04-14) (aged 67–68) | Tabriz, Imperial State of Iran | Tabriz, Iran |
- |
| 60 | al-Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim السيد محمد باقر الحكيم |
1939 (1939) | 29 August 2003(2003-08-29) (aged 63–64) | Najaf, Kingdom of Iraq | Najaf, Iraq |
- | |
| 61 |  |
Mohammed Sadegh Sadeghi Givi Khalkhali محمد صادق صادقی گیوی خلخالی |
(1926-07-27)27 July 1926 | 26 November 2003(2003-11-26) (aged 77) | Givi, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
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| 62 | Hasanali Morvarid حسنعلى مرواريد |
1911 (1911) | 5 October 2004(2004-10-05) (aged 92–93) | Mashhad, Sublime State of Persia | Mashhad, Iran |
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| 63 | Mohammad Va'ez Abaee-Khorasani محمد واعظ عبایی خراسانی |
1940 (1940) | 13 October 2004(2004-10-13) (aged 63–64) | Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
- | |
| 64 | Seyed Jalalodin Ashtiani سید جلالالدین آشتیانی |
1925 (1925) | 23 March 2005(2005-03-23) (aged 79–80) | Ashtian, Sublime State of Persia | Mashhad, Iran |
- | |
| 65 | Nematollah Salehi Najafabadi نعمتالله صالحی نجفآبادی |
1923 (1923) | 6 May 2006(2006-05-06) (aged 82–83) | Najafabad, Sublime State of Persia | Tehran, Iran |
- | |
| 66 | Mohammad-Hadi Ma'refat محمدهادی معرفت |
1931 (1931) | 19 January 2007(2007-01-19) (aged 75–76) | Karbala, Mandatory Iraq | Qom, Iran |
- | |
| 67 | Abdul Karim Haghshenas عبدالکریم حقشناس |
1919 (1919) | 24 July 2007(2007-07-24) (aged 87–88) | Tehran, Sublime State of Persia | Tehran, Iran |
- | |
| 68 |  |
Ali Akbar Feyz Aleni علیاکبر فیض آلنی |
(1921-12-02)2 December 1921 | 30 July 2007(2007-07-30) (aged 85) | Meshgin, Sublime State of Persia | Tehran, Iran |
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| 69 | al-Sayyid Murtadha Sharif al-Askari السيد مرتضى العسكري |
(1914-05-14)14 May 1914 | 16 September 2007(2007-09-16) (aged 93) | Samarra, Baghdad vilayet | Tehran, Iran |
- | |
| 70 |  |
Ahmad Mojtahedi Tehrani احمد مجتهدی تهرانی |
(1923-10-02)2 October 1923 | 13 January 2008(2008-01-13) (aged 84) | Tehran, Sublime State of Persia | Tehran, Iran |
- |
| 71 |  |
Mohammad-Reza Tavassoli محمدرضا توسلی |
1931 (1931) | 16 February 2008(2008-02-16) (aged 76–77) | Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
[16] |
| 72 | al-Sayyid Muhammad Ridha al-Hussayni al-Shirazi السيد محمد رضا الحسيني الشيرازي |
1959 (1959) | 1 June 2008(2008-06-01) (aged 48–49) | Karbala, Iraqi Republic (1958–1968) | Qom, Iran |
- | |
| 73 | al-Sayyid Muhammad Ali al-Hakim السيد محمد علي الحكيم |
1911 (1911) | 27 February 2011(2011-02-27) (aged 99–100) | Najaf, Baghdad vilayet | Najaf, Iraq |
- | |
| 74 |  |
Abbas-Ali Amid Zanjani عباسعلی عمید زنجانی |
(1937-03-30)30 March 1937 | 30 October 2011(2011-10-30) (aged 74) | Zanjan, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
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| 75 | Mohammed Taqi Morvarid محمد تقى مرواريد |
1921 (1921) | 22 October 2012(2012-10-22) (aged 90–91) | Mashhad, Sublime State of Persia | Ilam, Iran |
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| 76 |  |
Seyed Karamatollah Malek Hosseini سید کرامتالله ملکحسینی |
1924 (1924) | 2 November 2012(2012-11-02) (aged 87–88) | Gusheh-ye Shahzadeh Qasem, Sublime State of Persia | Yasuj, Iran |
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| 77 |  |
Azizollah Khoshvaght عزیزالله خوشوقت |
1926 (1926) | 19 February 2013(2013-02-19) (aged 86–87) | Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |  Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
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| 78 |  |
Seyed Mojtaba Mosavi Lari سید مجتبی موسوی لاری |
1925 (1925) | 9 March 2013(2013-03-09) (aged 87–88) | Lar, Imperial State of Iran | Iran |
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| 79 | Abd al-Hadi al-Fadli عبد الهادي الفضلي |
(1935-12-06)6 December 1935 | 8 April 2013(2013-04-08) (aged 77) | Basra, Kingdom of Iraq | Qatif, Saudi Arabia |
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| 80 |  |
Gholamreza Rezvani غلامرضا رضوانی |
(1922-09-24)24 September 1922 | 19 April 2013(2013-04-19) (aged 90) | Sublime State of Persia | Iran |
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| 81 |  |
Seyyed Jalaleddin Taheri Esfahani سید جلالالدین طاهری اصفهانی |
(1926-01-01)1 January 1926 | 2 June 2013(2013-06-02) (aged 87) | Isfahan, Imperial State of Iran | Isfahan, Iran |
[17] |
| 82 |  |
Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani محمد محمدی گیلانی |
(1928-08-31)31 August 1928 | 9 July 2014(2014-07-09) (aged 85) | Imperial State of Iran | Iran |
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| 83 |  |
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani محمدرضا مهدوی کنی |
(1931-08-06)6 August 1931 | 21 October 2014(2014-10-21) (aged 83) | Kan District, Tehran, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
[18] |
| 84 |  |
al-Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Musawi al-Muhri السيد محمد باقر الموسوي المهري |
(1948-12-25)25 December 1948 | 4 July 2015(2015-07-04) (aged 66) |  Kuwait City, Kuwait | Jabriya, Kuwait |
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| 85 |  |
Abolghasem Khazali Boroujerdi ابوالقاسم خزعلی بروجردی |
(1925-03-21)21 March 1925 | 16 September 2015(2015-09-16) (aged 90) | Borujerd, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
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| 86 |  |
Nimr Baqir al-Nimr نمر باقر النمر |
(1959-06-21)21 June 1959 | 2 January 2016(2016-01-02) (aged 56) | Al-Awamiyah, Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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| 87 |  |
Abbas Vaez-Tabasi عباس واعظ طبسی |
(1935-06-25)25 June 1935 | 4 March 2016(2016-03-04) (aged 80) | Tabas, Imperial State of Iran | Mashhad, Iran |
[19] |
| 88 |  |
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی |
(1934-08-25)25 August 1934 | 8 January 2017(2017-01-08) (aged 82) | Bahreman, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
[20] |
| 89 |  |
Nasrallah Shah Abadi نصرالله شاه آبادی |
(1930-09-24)24 September 1930 | 12 March 2018(2018-03-12) (aged 87) | Qom, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
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| 90 |  |
Asadollah Imani اسدالله ایمانی |
1947 (1947) | 6 May 2018(2018-05-06) (aged 70–71) | Kazerun, Imperial State of Iran | Shiraz, Iran |
[21] |
| 91 |  |
Gholamreza Hassani غلامرضا حسنی |
(1927-07-21)21 July 1927 | 21 May 2018(2018-05-21) (aged 90) | Urmia, Imperial State of Iran | Urmia, Iran |
[22] |
| 92 | .jpg) |
Sayyid Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi سید محمود هاشمی شاهرودی |
(1948-08-15)15 August 1948 | 24 December 2018(2018-12-24) (aged 70) | Najaf, Kingdom of Iraq | Tehran, Iran |
[23] |
| 93 |  |
Mir Ebrahim Seyyed Hatami میرابراهیم سیدحاتمی |
1924 (1924) | 6 January 2019(2019-01-06) (aged 94–95) | Ardabil, Sublime State of Persia | Qom, Iran |
[24] |
| 94 |  |
Mohammad Momen محمد مؤمن |
(1938-01-13)13 January 1938 | 21 February 2019(2019-02-21) (aged 81) | Qom, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
[25] |
| 95 |  |
Seyyed Hadi Khosroshahi سید هادی خسروشاهی |
1939 (1939) | 27 February 2020(2020-02-27) (aged 80–81) | Tabriz, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
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| 96 | Reza Mohammadi Langroudi رضا محمدی لنگرودی |
(1928-08-03)3 August 1928 | 5 March 2020(2020-03-05) (aged 91) | Langarud, Imperial State of Iran | Langarud, Iran |
[26] | |
| 97 |  |
Sayyid Hashem Bathaie Golpayegani سید هاشم بطحایی گلپایگانی |
1941 (1941) | 16 March 2020(2020-03-16) (aged 78–79) | Guged, Imperial State of Iran | Qom, Iran |
[27] |
| 98 |  |
Ebrahim Amini ابراهیم امینی |
(1925-06-30)30 June 1925 | 24 April 2020(2020-04-24) (aged 94) | Najafabad, Imperial State of Iran | Qom, Iran |
[28] |
| 99 |  |
Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri محمد علی تسخیر |
(1944-10-19)19 October 1944 | 18 August 2020(2020-08-18) (aged 75) | Najaf, Kingdom of Iraq | Tehran, Iran |
- |
| 100 |  |
Abdol Javad Alamolhoda سید عبدالجواد علم الهدی |
1930 (1930) | 20 August 2020(2020-08-20) (aged 89–90) | Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran | Mashhad, Iran |
[29] |
| 101 |  |
Mohammad Yazdi محمد یزدی |
(1931-07-02)2 July 1931 | 9 December 2020(2020-12-09) (aged 89) | Isfahan, Imperial State of Iran | Qom, Iran |
[30] |
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Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi محمدتقی مصباح یزدی |
(1935-01-31)31 January 1935 | 1 January 2021(2021-01-01) (aged 85) | Yazd, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
[31] |
| 103 |  |
Seyyed Mohammad Ziaabadi سید محمد ضیاءآبادی |
1928 (1928) | 8 February 2021(2021-02-08) (aged 92–93) | Ziaabad, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
[32] |
| 104 |  |
Fakhreddin Mousavi Naneh Karani فخرالدین موسوی ننهکرانی |
1930 (1930) | 18 September 2021(2021-09-18) (aged 90–91) | Ardabil, Imperial State of Iran | Ardabil, Iran |
[33] |
| 105 | .jpg) |
Hassan Hassanzadeh Amoli حسن حسنزاده آملی |
(1929-02-10)February 10, 1929 | 25 September 2021(2021-09-25) (aged 92) | Larijan, Imperial State of Iran | Amol, Iran |
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| 106 |  |
Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari محسن مجتهد شبستری |
1937 (1937) | 17 November 2021(2021-11-17) (aged 83–84) | Shabestar, Imperial State of Iran | Tehran, Iran |
- |
| 107 |  |
al-Sayyid Razi al-Hussayni al-Shirazi السيد رضي الحسيني الشيرازي |
(1927-03-29)29 March 1927 | 1 December 2021(2021-12-01) (aged 94) | Najaf, Mandatory Iraq | Tehran, Iran |
- |
| 108 | .jpg) |
Mohammad Reyshahri محمد ریشهری |
(1946-10-29)29 October 1946 | 21 March 2022(2022-03-21) (aged 75) | Rey, Iran | Tehran, Iran |
- |
| 109 |  |
Seyed Mohammad Faghie سید محمد فقیه |
(1942-04-10)10 April 1942 | 22 March 2022(2022-03-22) (aged 79) | Neyriz, Imperial State of Iran | Shiraz, Iran |
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| 110 |  |
Mohammad Feyz Sarabi محمد فیض سرابی |
(1928-08-23)23 August 1928 | 11 April 2022(2022-04-11) (aged 93) | Sarab, Iran | Iran |
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| 111 | .jpg) |
Seyyed Abdollah Fateminia سید عبدالله فاطمینیا |
(1946-08-14)14 August 1946 | 16 May 2022(2022-05-16) (aged 75) | Tabriz, Iran | Iran |
- |
| 112 |  |
Mohammad Ali Naseri محمدعلی ناصری |
(1930-11-25)25 November 1930 | 26 August 2022(2022-08-26) (aged 91) | Dolat Abad, Iran | Isfahan, Iran |
[35] |
| 113 |  |
Seyed Hassan Saadat Mostafavi سید حسن سعادت مصطفوی |
(1936-05-22)22 May 1936 | 28 August 2022(2022-08-28) (aged 86) | Qaen, Iran | Tehran, Iran |
[36] |
| 114 |  |
Ali Moradkhani Arangeh علی مرادخانی ارنگه |
(1926-04-22)22 April 1926 | 19 October 2022(2022-10-19) (aged 96) | Tehran, Iran | Iran |
[37] |
| 115 |  |
Abbas Ali Akhtari عباسعلی اختری |
(1939-12-07)7 December 1939 | 31 October 2022(2022-10-31) (aged 82) | Sorkheh, Iran | Iran |
[38] |
| 116 |  |
Abbas Ali Soleimani عباسعلی سلیمانی |
(1947-05-25)25 May 1947 | 26 April 2023(2023-04-26) (aged 75) | Mazandaran, Iran | Iran |
[39] |
| 117 |  |
Ali Orumian علی ارومیان |
1932 (1932) | (aged 92) | Maragheh, Iran | Iran |
[40] |
| 118 |  |
Abdolnabi Namazi عبدالنبی نمازی |
1948 (1948) | 28 January 2024(2024-01-28) (aged 75–76) | Dashti, Bushehr, Iran | Iran |
[41] |
| 119 |  |
Mohammed Emami-Kashani محمد امامی کاشانی |
(1931-10-03)3 October 1931 | 2 March 2024(2024-03-02) (aged 92) | Kashan, Iran | Iran |
[42] |
| 120 |  |
Ali al-Kourani علي الكوراني |
(1944-11-22)22 November 1944 | 19 May 2024(2024-05-19) (aged 79) | Yater, Lebanon | Qom, Iran |
[43] |
| 121 |  |
Seyed Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati سید ابراهیم رئیسالساداتی |
(1960-12-14)14 December 1960 | 19 May 2024(2024-05-19) (aged 63) | Mashhad, Iran | Iran |
The then President of Iran died in a helicopter crash |
| 122 |  |
Seyed Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem سید محمدعلی آلهاشم |
1962 (1962) | 19 May 2024(2024-05-19) (aged 61–62) | Tabriz, Iran | Iran |
Was alongside Raisi in the helicopter crash |
| 123 |  |
Hassan Raza Ghadeeri حسن رضا غدیری |
(1952-08-14)14 August 1952 | 21 August 2024(2024-08-21) (aged 72) | Lahore, Pakistan | London, United Kingdom |
[44] |
| 124 |  |
al-Sayyid Fadhil al-Hussayni al-Milani السيد فاضل الحسيني الميلاني |
(1944-05-30)30 May 1944 | 2 September 2024(2024-09-02) (aged 80) | Karbala, Iraq | London, United Kingdom |
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| 125 | al-Sayyid Mohammad Ali al-Shirazi السيد محمد علی الشيرازي |
1948 (1948) | 19 December 2024(2024-12-19) (aged 75–76) | Najaf, Iraq | Iraq |
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| 126 |  |
Monireh Gorji منیره گرجی |
1929 (1929) | 12 January 2025(2025-01-12) (aged 95–96) | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran |
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| 127 |  |
Seyed Mohammad Shahcheraghi سید محمد شاهچراغی |
(1934-06-10) 10 June 1934 (age 91) | 13 December 2025(2025-12-13) (aged 91) | Damghan, Iran | Semnan, Iran |
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- India Al-Allamah, Al-Faqeeh, Al-Adeeb Ayatollah Shaikh Ali Hazeen Lahiji (17th century)[45]
- India Ayatollah Aga Syed Mehdi Kashmiri (d.1892)[7]
- India Ayat-ul-Ilm-e-wat-Tuqa Ayatullah Syed Imdad Ali – First Ameed Jamia-e-Imania, Banaras[45]
- India Jawad-ul-Ulama Ayatollah Syed Ali Jawad Al-Husaini, Zangipur/Banaras (1857-1920) – Mu'aasir wa Ham-Jama'at Sahib-e-Abaqaat[45]
- India Munaitiq-e-Zaman Ayatullah Syed Mohammad Sajjad Al-Husaini – Founder Jamia Jawadia, Banaras (1928)[45]
- India Qudwat-ul-Fuqaha Ayatullah Syed Sibte Husain, Jaunpur[45]
- India Ayatollah Syed Ali Shah Rizvi Kashmiri[45]
- India Alam-ul-Aalaam Ayatullah Syed Muzaffar Husain Al-Husaini – First Haadi (Supreme Authority) Jamia Jawadia, Banaras (d.1944)[45]
- India Ayatollah Syed Mohammad Abul Hasan Rizvi Kashmiri – Founder of Sultanul Madaris son of Ayatollah Syed Ali Shah Rizvi Kashmiri[45]
- India Ayatollah Syed Mohammad Mosawi Ichgami Kashmiri (1910 - 1959)[46]
- Saudi Arabia Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad Ali al-Amri[47]
- India Fakhr Ul Islam Alhaj Allama Syed Taqi Hasan Naqvi Wafa Sahab Qibla known as Raees Ul Fuqaha (1921-1998) President of Idara E Jaferia, Principal of Madarsa and Hawza Ilmia Jaferia (Qadeem) and founder of Jaferia Technical Institute
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