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Observers described the move as being a path leading directly to Shia political dominance over Iraq's government, as Shia Muslims make up approximately 65% of the total Iraqi population. [citation needed] Subsequently, Sistani criticized plans for an Iraqi government for not being democratic enough. [citation needed]
Ali Khamenei – marja, third president and current supreme leader of Iran Ruhollah Khomeini – marja , philosopher and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution Mohammad Reza Pahlavi – the last shah of Iran of the Pahlavi dynasty , ruled from 1941 until being overthrown in the Iranian Revolution resulting in the abolishment of the Iranian monarchy
Shia Islam is the second largest branch of Islam. [90] It is estimated that 10–13% [91] [92] [93] of the global Muslim population are Shias. They may number up to 200 million as of 2009. [92] As of 1985, Shia Muslims are estimated to be 21% of the Muslim population in South Asia, although the total number is difficult to estimate. [94]
The concept of a marja-i taqlid (lit. source of emulation) is central to Usuli Shi'a Islam. [1] Marja-i Taqlids provide religious interpretations on matters of law and rituals. [2] [3] Ideally, the most just and knowledgeable specialist in the field of Islamic law should become recognized throughout the Muslim world as the marja-i taqlid. In ...
As supreme leader, Khamenei is the most powerful political authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] He is the head of state of Iran , the commander-in-chief of its armed forces , and can issue decrees and make the final decisions on the main policies of the government in economy, the environment, foreign policy, and national ...
Islamic religious leaders have traditionally been people who, as part of the clerisy, mosque, or government, performed a prominent role within their community or nation.. However, in the modern contexts of Muslim minorities in non-Muslim countries as well as secularised Muslim states like Turkey, and Bangladesh, the religious leadership may take a variety of non-formal sha
Current Minister of Intelligence in Iran 65 Mansour Leghaei منصور لقائى 14 May 1962 (age 62) Abadan, Iran: Sydney, Australia: Official Website: 66 Seyed Mehdi Ghoreishi سید مهدی قریشی: 1963 (age 61–62) Urmia, Iran: Iran: Current Representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran in West Azerbaijan and Friday Prayer leader in ...
King Abdullah II of Jordan, Pakistani Sunni Islamic scholar Muhammad Taqi Usmani, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, President of the UAE Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Iranian Shia Islamic scholar Ali al-Sistani are also among the top 9 in the list.Pakistani Sunni Islamic scholar Allama Aurangzeb Farooqi, are also among the top 10 in the list. [4]