Fadhil al-Milani
Fadhil al-Milani | |
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السيد فاضل الحسيني الميلاني | |
Al-Milani in 2016 | |
| Title | Ayatollah |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 30 May 1944 |
| Died | 2 September 2024 (aged 80) London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Iraqi Iranian British |
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| Parent | Abbas al-Milani (father) |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Relatives | Mohammad Hadi al-Milani (grandfather) Murtadha al-Qazwini (maternal uncle) Ali al-Milani (first cousin) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Twelver Shīʿā |
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| Senior posting | |
| Based in | London, UK |
| Period in office | 1986–2024 |
| Website | http://www.almilani.com |
Sayyid Fadhil al-Hosseini al-Milani (Arabic: السيد فاضل الحسيني الميلاني; Persian: سید فاضل حسينى ميلانى ; 30 May 1944 – 2 September 2024) was an Iranian-Iraqi Shia academic, author and community leader. Al-Milani was the appointed representative of the late grand Ayatollah Abul Qasim Al-Khoei in the United Kingdom since his arrival in 1986, and was accredited on behalf of grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
Al-Milani was considered one of the main leading Islamic religious authorities in the United Kingdom and Europe. He was the Dean of the International University of Islamic Studies and the head of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the Islamic College. He was also the resident alim of the Imam al-Khoei Foundation in London.