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Ali al-Sistani

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Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani (Arabic: علي الحسيني السيستاني; born 4 August 1930) is an Islamic scholar and the dean of the Hawza in Najaf, Iraq. A Grand Ayatollah, Sistani is considered one of the leading religious leaders of Twelver Shia Muslims. After the invasion of Iraq and the subsequent overthrow of the authoritarian Baathist regime, Sistani advocated for democratization instead of the system of Wilayat al-Faqih. He has likewise endorsed rule of law, Iraqi nationalism and non-sectarianism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ali al-Sistani is the 2,767th most popular politician (down from 2,038th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Iran (down from 85th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Iranian Politician.

Ali al-sistani is most famous for his role in the 2003 Iraq War. He is a Grand Ayatollah and is one of the most influential Shiite clerics in Iraq.

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Among politicians, Ali al-Sistani ranks 2,767 out of 19,576. Before him are Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Crispus, Jomo Kenyatta, Houari Boumédiène, Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, and Erich Koch. After him are Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Ellac, Sweyn III of Denmark, Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Bahram V, and Joko Widodo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Ali al-Sistani ranks 61. Before him are Tippi Hedren, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Lorin Maazel, Félix Guattari, Theodore Edgar McCarrick, and Robert Evans. After him are Edsger W. Dijkstra, Carlos Kleiber, Reinhard Selten, Gena Rowlands, Jesús Franco, and Derek Walcott.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Ali al-Sistani ranks 94 out of 631. Before him are Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Barkiyaruq (1081), Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), Yazdegerd I (400), Gaykhatu (1300), and Mazdak (450). After him are Bahram V (406), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), Mordecai (null), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742), and Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Ali al-Sistani ranks 50. Before him are Abbas II of Persia (1633), Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Barkiyaruq (1081), Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), Yazdegerd I (400), and Gaykhatu (1300). After him are Bahram V (406), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742), Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772), and Artavasdes II of Armenia (-100).

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