Mahdi al-Modarresi
Mahdi Modarresi | |
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السيد مهدي الحسيني المدرسي | |
Modarresi giving a speech in London during Muharram 2023. | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1977 (age 47–48) |
| Nationality | Australia |
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| Relatives | Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi (uncle) Ali Akbar al-Modarresi (uncle) Murtadha al-Qazwini (great uncle) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Shia |
| Jurisprudence | Twelver Shia |
| Website | Official website |
Sayyid Muhammad-Mahdi al-Modarresi (Arabic: محمد مهدي المدرسي; born 1977) also known as Sayed Mahdi Modarresi, is an Iraqi-Australian Shia scholar, author and orator. He hails from a clerical family which includes his uncle, Grand Ayatollah, Muhammed-Taqi al-Modarresi, one of Iraq's leading faith leaders of its majority Shia population.
He has led prayers at the United States House of Representatives, and delivers lectures around the world. Modarresi leads Interpath, an outreach program to strengthen ties between Muslims and other major faith traditions.