Hadi al-Modarresi
Hadi al-Modarresi | |
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السيد هادي الحسيني المدرسي | |
| Title | Ayatollah |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1947 (age 77–78) |
| Nationality | Iraqi Iranian Bahraini (withdrawn) |
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| Parent | Mohammed Kadhim al-Modarresi (father) |
| Relatives | Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi (brother) Ali Akbar al-Modarresi (brother) Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi (grandfather) Muhammad al-Shirazi (maternal uncle) Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari (uncle-in-law) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Twelver Shīʿā |
| Website | http://www.hadialmodarresi.com/ |
Ayatollah Sayyid Hadi al-Husayni al-Modarresi (Arabic: هادي الحسيني المدرسي; Persian: هادى حسينى مدرسى; b. 1947), is an Iraqi-Iranian Shia scholar, leader and orator. He is viewed as a charismatic speaker, enamoring many Muslims, radiating a certain magnetism in his oratory. He spent much of his career in opposition to the Bathist government, and he spent many years in exile, particularly in Bahrain. Al-Modarresi returned to Iraq following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and administers humanitarian projects in there.