Hossein Wahid Khorasani
Hossein Wahid Khorasani | |
|---|---|
شیخ حسین وحید خراسانی | |
Khorasani in 2017 | |
| Title | Grand Ayatollah |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Mohammad-Hossein Molla-Saleh 1 January 1921 |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Sadeq Larijani (son-in-law) |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Qom, Iran |
| Post | Chancellor of Qom Seminary |
| Period in office | 1972–2024 |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Twelver Shia |
| Jurisprudence | Jafari, (Usuli) |
| Website | http://wahidkhorasani.com/ |
Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Hossein Wahid Khorasani (Persian: حسین وحید خراسانی; born Mohammad-Hossein Molla-Saleh (Persian: محمدحسین ملاصالح); 1 January 1921) is an Iranian author and Shia marja'.
He is the current head of the Qom Seminary. Khorasani is considered to be the most learned Shia religious authority alive by a number of scholars.