Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi
Mahdi Shirazi | |
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میرزا مهدی حسینی شیرازی | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | May 8, 1887 |
| Died | February 14, 1961 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Imam Husayn Shrine |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Children | |
| Parent | Habiballah Shirazi (father) |
| Relatives | Mirza Shirazi (great uncle) Mirza Taqi Shirazi (maternal uncle) Abd al-Hadi Shirazi (second cousin, once removed & brother-in-law) Razi Shirazi (second cousin, once removed) Mohammed Ridha Shirazi (grandson) Hussein Shirazi (grandson) Mohammad Taqi Modarresi (grandson) Hadi Modarresi (grandson) Ali Akbar Modarresi (grandson) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Twelver Shia Islam |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Karbala, Iraq |
| Period in office | 1949–1961 |
| Predecessor | Hossein Tabatabaei Qomi |
| Successor | Muhsin al-Hakim (leadership centralized in Najaf) |
Grand Ayatollah Mirza Mahdi Husayni Shirazi (Persian: مهدی حسینی شیرازی); (Arabic: مهدي الحسيني الشيرازي; 9 May 1887 – 14 February 1961), also known as Mirza Mahdi Shirazi, was an Iranian Shia marja. After the death of Abu al-Hasan Esfehani and Hossein Tabatabaei Qomi, Mirza Mahdi was considered to be the highest ranking cleric in Karbala, and one of the highest in Iraq, along with Muhsin al-Hakim and his second cousin once removed, Abd al-Hadi Shirazi in Najaf.
Mirza Mahdi was the Imam of the Imam Husayn Shrine.