# List of hujjatul Islams

This is a partial list of hujjatul Islams, a title given to mid ranked Twelver Usuli Shi'a Muslim clerics.
The next higher clerical rank is ayatollah, followed by grand ayatollah. This list contains only the names of those who have attained the rank hojjatol Eslam/ hojjatol Eslam wa Muslimeen. To see the list of ayatollahs or grand ayatollahs, see the following articles: List of ayatollahs; List of current maraji; List of deceased maraji.
Hierarchy of titles for Shia Muslim clerics:
* Grand ayatollah (marja')
* Ayatollah
* Hujjatol Islam

## Current

This is a list of hujjatul Islams who are alive. The list is arranged in descending order of age, (oldest to youngest).
| No | Name | Birth date CE | Birth place | Residence | Notes |
| 1 | Mehdi Karroubi مهدی کروبی‎ | (1937-09-26) 26 September 1937 (age 87) | Aligudarz, Iran | Iran | Currently under house arrest |
| 2 | Ghodratollah Alikhani قدرت‌الله علیخانی | 1939 (age 85–86) | Takestan County, Iran | Iran | - |
| 3 | al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Tijani al-Samawi السيد محمد التيجاني السماوي | (1943-02-02) 2 February 1943 (age 82) | Gafsa, Tunisia | Tunisia | Ex-Sunni preacher |
| 4 | Seyed Mohammad Khatami سید محمد خاتمی | (1943-10-14) 14 October 1943 (age 81) | Ardakan, Iran | Iran | 5th President of Iran |
| 5 | Gholamhossein Mohammadi Golpayegani غلامحسین محمدی گلپایگانی‎ | 1943 (age 81–82) | Golpayegan, Iran | Iran | - |
| 6 | Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri علی‌اکبر ناطق‌نوری‎ | (1944-10-06) 6 October 1944 (age 80) | Nur, Iran | Iran | - |
| 7 | Seyyed Mohammad Javad Pishvai سید محمد جواد پیشوایی | 1944 (age 80–81) | Bandar-e Anzali, Iran | Iran | - |
| 8 | Mohsin Qara'ati محسن قرائتی | 1945 (age 79–80) | Kashan, Iran | Iran | - |
| 9 | Abdul Hussein Mo'ezzi عبدالحسين معزی | 1945 (age 79–80) | Tehran, Iran | London, United Kingdom | Representative of Ali Khamenei in England |
| 10 | Ahmad Salek احمد سالک | 1946 (age 78–79) | Isfahan, Iran | Iran | - |
| 11 | Seyed Hadi Khamenei سید هادی خامنه‌ای | 1947 (age 77–78) | Mashhad, Iran | Iran | Younger brother of current Supreme Leader of Iran |
| 12 | Mohammad-Taghi Khalaji محمد تقی خلجی | (1948-03-31) 31 March 1948 (age 76) | Isfahan, Iran | Iran | Arrested in 2010 |
| 13 | Rasoul Montajabnia رسول منتجب‌نیا | (1948-07-13) 13 July 1948 (age 76) | Shiraz, Iran | Iran | Official Website |
| 14 | Hassan Rouhani حسن روحانی | (1948-11-12) 12 November 1948 (age 76) | Sorkheh, Iran | Iran | 7th President of Iran |
| 15 | Subhi al-Tufayli صبحي الطفيلي | 1948 (age 76–77) | Brital, Lebanon | Lebanon | Former leader of Hezbollah |
| 16 | Mohammad Hassan Rahimian محمد حسن رحیمیان | 1948 (age 76–77) | Isfahan, Iran | Iran | - |
| 17 | Abdolmoghim Nasehi عبدالمقیم ناصحی | (1949-03-11) March 11, 1949 (age 75) | Tehran, Iran | Iran | - |
| 18 | Allahshukur Hummet Pashazadeh Allahşükür Hümmət Paşazadə الله شكورحمت باشازاده | (1949-08-26) 26 August 1949 (age 75) | Cil, Azerbaijan SSR | Azerbaijan | Current Sheikh-ul-Islam and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus |
| 19 | Ali Fallahian علی فلاحیان | (1949-10-23) 23 October 1949 (age 75) | Najafabad, Iran | Iran | Second Minister of Intelligence of Iran |
| 20 | Mohammad Jafar Montazeri محمدجعفر منتظری | 1949 (age 75–76) | Qom, Iran | Iran | Current Attorney General of Iran |
| 21 | Hadi Ghaffari هادی غفاری | (1950-06-25) 25 June 1950 (age 74) | Azarshahr, Iran | Iran | Alleged killer of Amir-Abbas Hoveyda |
| 22 | Abdollah Noori عبدالله نوری | 1950 (age 74–75) | Isfahan, Iran | Iran | - |
| 23 | Mohammad Yazbek محمد يزبك | 1950 (age 74–75) | Bodai, Lebanon | Lebanon | One of the founders of Hezbollah |
| 24 | Kazem Seddiqi کاظم صدیقی‎ | (1951-03-04) 4 March 1951 (age 73) | Abhar, Iran | Iran | Current temporary Friday prayer leader in Tehran |
| 25 | Syed Jawad Naqvi سید جواد نقوی | (1952-03-05) 5 March 1952 (age 72) | Haripur, Pakistan | Pakistan | Official Website |
| 26 | Seyed Mohammad Ali Mosavi سیدمحمدعلی موسوی | 1952 (age 72–73) | Qom, Iran | Iran | - |
| 27 | Seyed Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabi Fard سید محمدحسن ابوترابی‌فرد | (1953-01-30) 30 January 1953 (age 72) | Qom, Iran | Iran | - |
| 28 | Mahmoud Salavati محمود صلواتی | (1953-03-21) 21 March 1953 (age 71) | Khomeyni Shahr, Iran | Iran | - |
| 29 | Mohammad Ali Rahmani محمدعلی رحمانی | (1953-03-25) 25 March 1953 (age 71) | Quchan, Iran | Iran | - |
| 30 | Mohsen Rohami محسن رهامی | (1953-05-24) 24 May 1953 (age 71) | Khodabandeh, Iran | Iran | - |
| 31 | Naim Qassem نعيم قاسم | 1953 (age 71–72) | Kfar Fila, Lebanon | Lebanon | Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah |
| 32 | Majid Ansari مجید انصاری‎ | (1954-03-30) 30 March 1954 (age 70) | Khanuk, Iran | Iran | - |
| 33 | Ali Qazi Askar علی قاضی عسکر | (1954-05-26) 26 May 1954 (age 70) | Isfahan, Iran | Iran | - |
| 34 | Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari عبدالواحد موسوی لاری | 1954 (age 70–71) | Mohr, Iran | Iran | - |
| 35 | Hadi Ghabel هادی قابل | (1955-06-27) 27 June 1955 (age 69) | Torbat-e Jam, Iran | Iran | - |
| 36 | Ali Younesi علی یونسی | (1955-08-26) 26 August 1955 (age 69) | Nahavand, Iran | Iran | Fourth Minister of Intelligence in Iran |
| 37 | Abdul Mahdi al-Salami عبد المهدي السلامي | 1955 (age 69–70) | Karbala, Iraq | Karbala, Iraq | Representative of Ali al-Sistani in Iraq |
| 38 | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i غلامحسین محسنی اژه‌ای | (1956-09-29) 29 September 1956 (age 68) | Isfahan, Iran | Iran | Fifth Minister of Intelligence in Iran |
| 39 | Seyyed Abdul-Nabi Mousavi Fard سید عبدالنبی موسوی فرد | 1956 (age 68–69) | Jahrom, Iran | Iran | Current Representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran in Khuzestan & Friday prayer leader in Ahvaz |
| 40 | Jalal al-Din Ali al-Saghir جلال الدين علي الصغير | (1957-09-14) 14 September 1957 (age 67) | Najaf, Iraq | Iraq | - |
| 41 | Heydar Moslehi حیدر مصلحی | 1957 (age 67–68) | Shahreza, Iran | Iran | Sixth Minister of Intelligence in Iran |
| 42 | Abdul Fattah Nawab سید عبدالفتاح نواب | 1957 (age 67–68) | Shahreza, Iran | Iran | - |
| 43 | Abbas Amirifar عباس امیری‌فر | 1957 (age 67–68) | Iran | Iran | - |
| 44 | Mohammad-Ali Abtahi محمدعلی ابطحی | (1958-09-29) 29 September 1958 (age 66) | Mashhad, Iran | Iran | - |
| 45 | Morteza Aghatehrani مرتضی آقاتهرانی | 1958 (age 66–67) | Isfahan, Iran | Iran | - |
| 46 | Ahmad Marvi احمد مروی | 1958 (age 66–67) | Mashhad, Iran | Iran | - |
| 47 | Mohammad Nasser Saghaye-Biria محمدناصر سقای بی‌ریا | 1958 (age 66–67) | Kermanshah, Iran | Iran | - |
| 48 | Abdol Hassan Navab سید ابوالحسن نواب | 1958 (age 66–67) | Shahreza, Iran | Iran | - |
| 49 | Qasem Ravanbakhsh قاسم روانبخش | 1958 (age 66–67) | Meybod, Iran | Iran | - |
| 50 | Mohsen Kadivar محسن کدیور | (1959-06-08) 8 June 1959 (age 65) | Fasa, Iran | Iran | Research professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University |
| 51 | Asgar Dirbaz عسگر دیرباز | 1959 (age 65–66) | Mianeh, Iran | Iran | - |
| 52 | Mohammad Sadegh Salehimanesh محمدصادق صالحی‌منش | 1959 (age 65–66) | Yazd, Iran | Iran | - |
| 53 | Ali Banaei علی بنایی | 1959 (age 65–66) | Qom, Iran | Iran | - |
| 54 | Mostafa Pourmohammadi مصطفی پورمحمدی‎ | (1960-03-09) 9 March 1960 (age 64) | Qom, Iran | Iran | Official Website |
| 55 | Seyed Hassan Eslami Ardakani سید حسن اسلامی اردکانی | (1960-12-23) 23 December 1960 (age 64) | Karbala, Iraq | Iran | - |
| 56 | Seyed Mohammad Reza Mirtajodini سید محمدرضا میرتاج‌الدینی | (1960-12-30) 30 December 1960 (age 64) | Tabriz, Iran | Iran | - |
| 57 | Mohsen Qomi محسن قمی‎ | 1960 (age 64–65) | Pakdasht, Iran | Iran | Current member of the Assembly of Experts |
| 58 | Habib Boromand Dashghapu حبیب برومند داشقاپو | (1961-03-21) 21 March 1961 (age 63) | Germi, Iran | Iran | - |
| 59 | Seyed Mohammad Bagher Kharazi سید محمدباقر خرازی | (1961-06-26) 26 June 1961 (age 63) | Qom, Iran | Iran | - |
| 60 | Ahmad Mazani احمد مازنی | 1961 (age 63–64) | Bandar-e Gaz, Iran | Iran | - |
| 61 | Seyed Mir Ghesmat Mosavi Asl سید میرقسمت موسوی‌اصل | 1961 (age 63–64) | Germi, Iran | Iran | - |
| 62 | al-Sayyid Mustafa al-Musawi al-Qazwini السيد مصطفى الموسوي القزويني | 1961 (age 63–64) | Karbala, Iraq | Orange County,United States of America | - |
| 63 | Syed Fida Hussain Bukhari سید فدا حسین بخاری | 1961 (age 63–64) | Punjab, Pakistan | United Kingdom | - |
| 64 | Seyed Esmaeil Khatib سید اسماعیل خطیب | 1961 (age 63–64) | Qaen, Iran | Iran | Current Minister of Intelligence in Iran |
| 65 | Mansour Leghaei منصور لقائى | (1962-05-14) 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 Urmia |
| 67 | Ahmad Vaezi احمد واعظی | 1963 (age 61–62) | Rey, Iran | Iran | - |
| 68 | Hossein Taeb حسین تائب | 1963 (age 61–62) | Tehran, Iran | Iran | Current head of the IRGC's Intelligence Organisation |
| 69 | Mojtaba Zonnour مجتبی ذوالنور | 1963 (age 61–62) | Malayer, Iran | Iran | - |
| 70 | Hamid Hawali Shahriari حمید حوالی شهریاری | 1963 (age 61–62) | Tehran, Iran | Iran | - |
| 71 | Rasul Jafarian رسول جعفریان | (1964-06-30) 30 June 1964 (age 60) | Khvorasgan, Iran | Iran | Official Website |
| 72 | al-Sayyid Hassan al-Musawi al-Qazwini السيد حسن الموسوي القزويني | (1964-10-16) 16 October 1964 (age 60) | Karbala, Iraq | Dearborn Heights, United States of America | Official Website |
| 73 | Alireza Qaeminia علیرضا قائمی‌نیا | 1964 (age 60–61) | Urmia, Iran | Iran | - |
| 74 | Alireza Salimi علیرضا سلیمی | 1964 (age 60–61) | Mahallat County, Iran | Iran | - |
| 75 | Nasrollah Pejmanfar نصرالله پژمان‌فر | 1964 (age 60–61) | Tehran, Iran | Iran | - |
| 76 | Seyed Mohammad Vaez Mousavi سید محمد واعظ موسوی | 1964 (age 60–61) | Shabestar, Iran | Iran | Official Website |
| 77 | Alireza Panahian علیرضا پناهیان | (1965-04-17) 17 April 1965 (age 59) | Tehran, Iran | Iran | Official Website |
| 78 | Ali Salman Ahmed Salman علي سلمان أحمد سلمان | (1965-10-30) 30 October 1965 (age 59) | Bilad Al Qadeem, Bahrain | Bahrain | Currently facing life in prison |
| 79 | Mohammad Ali Shomali محمدعلى شمالى | (1965-12-22) 22 December 1965 (age 59) | Tehran, Iran | Iran | - |
| 80 | Muhammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari محمدجواد حاج‌علی‌اکبری‎ | 1965 (age 59–60) | Damavand, Iran | Iran | One of the Temporary Friday Prayer leaders in Tehran |
| 81 | Seyyed Mostafa Hosseini Khamenei سید مصطفی حسینی خامنه‌ای‎ | 1965 (age 59–60) | Mashhad, Iran | Iran | Eldest son of the Current Supreme Leader in Iran (Ali Khamenei) |
| 82 | Mohammad Hassan Ghadrdan Gharamaleki محمد حسن قدردان قراملکی | 1965 (age 59–60) | Tabriz, Iran | Iran | - |
| 83 | Seyed Ahmad Reza Shahrokhi سید احمدرضا شاهرخی | 1966 (age 58–59) | Khorramabad, Iran | Iran | Current Representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran in Lorestan & Friday Prayer leader in Khorramabad |
| 84 | Syed Kalbe Jawad Naqvi سید کلب جواد نقوی | 1966 (age 58–59) | Lucknow, India | India | - |
| 85 | Mohammad Hadi Mofatteh محمدهادى مفتح | (1967-04-09) 9 April 1967 (age 57) | Hamburg, Germany | Hamburg, Germany | Head of Islamic Centre Hamburg |
| 86 | Mir Ahmad Reza Hajati میراحمدرضا حاجتی | 1967 (age 57–58) | Masjed Soleyman, Iran | Iran | - |
| 87 | Ali Shirazi علی شیرازی | (1969-11-22) 22 November 1969 (age 55) | Rafsanjan, Iran | Iran | - |
| 88 | Seyed Sajjad Izdehi سید سجاد ایزدهی | 1970 (age 54–55) | Mazandaran, Iran | Iran | - |
| 89 | Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim سید عمار الحكيم | 1971 (age 53–54) | Najaf, Iraq | Iraq | Official Website |
| 90 | Mohammad Bagheri محمد باقری | 1971 (age 53–54) | Najaf, Iraq | Iran | - |
| 91 | Seyed Kazem Seyed Bagheri سید کاظم سیدباقری | 1971 (age 53–54) | Kerman, Iran | Iran | - |
| 92 | Sayyed Hassan Khomeini سيد حسن خمينی‎ | (1972-07-23) 23 July 1972 (age 52) | Qom, Iran | Iran | Grandson of the First Supreme Leader of Iran (Ruhollah Khomeini) Official Website |
| 93 | Reza Nouri رضا نوری | 1972 (age 52–53) | Bojnord, Iran | Iran | - |
| 94 | Ruhollah Beigi Eilanlu روح‌الله بیگی ئیلانلو | 1973 (age 51–52) | Miandoab, Iran | Iran | - |
| 95 | Qais Hadi Sayyid Hassan al-Khazali قيس هادي سيد حسن الخزعلي | (1974-06-20) 20 June 1974 (age 50) | Sadr City, Iraq | Iraq | - |
| 96 | al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr السید مقتدى الصدر | (1974-08-04) 4 August 1974 (age 50) | Najaf, Iraq | Iraq | Leader of the Sadrist Movement |
| 97 | Seyed Masoud Hosseini Khamenei سید مسعود حسینی خامنه‌ای | 1974 (age 50–51) | Mashhad, Iran | Iran | Son of current Supreme Leader of Iran (Ali Khamenei) |
| 98 | Hassan Namazi حسن نمازی | 1975 (age 49–50) | Qom, Iran | Iran | - |
| 99 | Syed Ali Raza Rizvi سيد على رضا رضوى | 1976 (age 48–49) | Lahore, Pakistan | London, United Kingdom | - |
| 100 | Seyed Abbas Mousavi Motlagh سید عباس موسوی مطلق | (1977-01-20) 20 January 1977 (age 48) | Dorud, Iran | Iran | Official Website |
| 101 | al-Sayyid Mohammad al-Mahdi al-Husseini al-Modaressi السید محمد المهدي الحسيني المدرسي | 1977 (age 47–48) | Kuwait | United States of America | Official Website |
| 102 | Mohammad Qomi محمد قمی | 1980 (age 44–45) | Qom, Iran | Iran | - |
| 103 | Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati سید علی ناصر سعيد عبقاتی | Unknown? | Lucknow, India | India | - |
| 104 | Syed Hamid al-Hassan سید حمید الحسن | Unknown? | Lucknow, India | Lucknow, India | - |

## Deceased

This is a list of hujjatul Islams that have died. The list is arranged in descending order of their date of passing.
| No | Name | Year of birth CE | Year of death CE | Place of birth | Place of death | Notes |
| 1 | Syed Ahmad Musavi Hindi سيد احمد موسوى هندى | 1800 (1800) | 1869 (aged 68–69) | Kintoor, India | Khomeyn, Iran | Paternal Grandfather of Ruhollah Khomeini |
| 2 | Mirza Hasan Tahirzadeh میرزا حسن طاهرزاده | (1837-05-30)30 May 1837 | 21 June 1893(1893-06-21) (aged 56) | Shusha, Russian Empire | Tbilisi, Russian Empire | Fourth Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus |
| 3 | Mirza Reza Kermani میرزا رضا کرمانی | 1854 (1854) | 10 August 1896(1896-08-10) (aged 41–42) | Kerman, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Assassinated Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar Was executed by hanging. |
| 4 | Akhundzadeh Abd al-Salam آخونــدزاده عبدالســلام | (1843-01-13)13 January 1843 | 18 November 1907(1907-11-18) (aged 64) | Salyan, Russian Empire | Tbilisi, Russian Empire | Fifth Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus |
| 5 | Seyed Jamalodin Vaeiz Esfahani سید جمال‌الدین واعظ اصفهانی | 1862 (1862) | 4 June 1908(1908-06-04) (aged 45–46) | Hamadan, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Killed by a hitman ordered by Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar |
| 6 | Mirza Ali Aqa Tabrizi میرزا علی‌آقا تبریزی | (1861-01-19)19 January 1861 | 31 December 1911(1911-12-31) (aged 50) | Tabriz, Iran | Tabriz, Iran | - |
| 7 | Sheikh Mohammad Khiabani شیخ محمد خیابانی‎ | 1879 (1879) | 1920 (aged 40–41) | Khameneh, Iran | Tabriz, Iran | - |
| 8 | Mohammad Pishnamaz Zadeh محمد پیشنماززاده | (1853-05-15)15 May 1853 | 1937 (aged 83–84) | Ganja, Russian Empire | Ganja, Soviet Union | Seventh Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus |
| 9 | Bachir Moustafa Hammoud بشیر مصطفی حمود | 1906 (1906) | 1945 (aged 38–39) | Choukine, Lebanon | Choukine, Lebanon | - |
| 10 | Ahmad Rida أحمد رضا | 1872 (1872) | 1953 (aged 80–81) | Nabatieh, Ottoman Syria | Nabatieh, Lebanon | - |
| 11 | Seyed Mojtaba Mir-Lohi سيد مجتبی میرلوحی | 1924 (1924) | 18 January 1956(1956-01-18) (aged 31–32) | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Founder of Fada'iyan-e Islam Was executed by firing squad |
| 12 | Ahmed Aref El-Zein أحمد عارف الزين | (1884-07-10)10 July 1884 | 13 October 1960(1960-10-13) (aged 76) | Shhur, Lebanon | Khorasan, Iran | - |
| 13 | Seyed Esmail Balhki سید اسماعیل بلخی | 1918 (1918) | 14 July 1968(1968-07-14) (aged 49–50) | Balkhab, Afghanistan | Kabul, Afghanistan | - |
| 14 | Seyed Mostafa Khomeini سید مصطفی خمینی | (1930-12-12)12 December 1930 | 23 October 1977(1977-10-23) (aged 46) | Qom, Iran | Najaf, Iraq | Son of first Supreme Leader of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini. |
| 15 | Muhammad Latif Ansari محمد لطیف انصاری | (1887-09-30)30 September 1887 | 1979 (aged 91–92) | British India | Kenya | - |
| 16 | Abbas Mohammad Montazeri عباس محمد منتظری | (1944-03-21)21 March 1944 | 28 June 1981(1981-06-28) (aged 37) | Najafabad, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Assassinated by Mujahideen-e Khalq, alongside Mohammad Beheshti and 31 others |
| 17 | Mohammad-Javad Bahonar محمدجواد باهنر‎‎ | (1933-09-05)5 September 1933 | 30 August 1981(1981-08-30) (aged 47) | Kerman, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Assassinated by Mujahideen-e Khalq |
| 18 | Habibollah Ashouri حبیب‌الله آشوری | 1936 (1936) | 18 September 1981(1981-09-18) (aged 44–45) | Gonabad, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Executed by firing squad |
| 19 | Seyed Abdolkarim Hasheminejad سید عبدالکریم هاشمی‌نژاد | 1932 (1932) | 30 September 1981(1981-09-30) (aged 48–49) | Behshahr, Iran | Mashhad, Iran | Assassinated by Mujahideen-e Khalq |
| 20 | Seyed Hassan Emami سید حسن امامی | 1903 (1903) | 1981 (aged 77–78) | Tehran, Iran | Lausanne, Switzerland | Fled Iran after the Iranian Revolution, was connected with the Shah |
| 21 | Syed Arif Hussain al-Hussaini سید عارف حسين الحسينى | (1946-11-25)25 November 1946 | 5 August 1988(1988-08-05) (aged 41) | Parachinar, India | Peshawar, Pakistan | - |
| 22 | Sayyid Abbas al-Musawi سید عباس الموسوي | (1952-10-26)26 October 1952 | 16 February 1992(1992-02-16) (aged 39) | Al-Nabi Shayth, Lebanon | Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon | Co-founder of Hezbollah. Assassinated by Israel |
| 23 | Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini سید احمد خمینی‎ | (1946-03-14)14 March 1946 | 17 March 1995(1995-03-17) (aged 49) | Qom, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Son of first Supreme Leader of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini |
| 24 | Syed Hassan Naqvi سید حسن نقوى | 1935 (1935) | 18 October 1996(1996-10-18) (aged 60–61) | Lucknow, India | Lucknow, India | - |
| 25 | Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi سید علی اختر رضوی | (1948-09-19)19 September 1948 | 10 February 2002(2002-02-10) (aged 53) | Bihar, India | Bihar, India | - |
| 26 | Syed Saeed Akhtar Rizvi سيد سعيد اختر رضوي | (1927-01-05)5 January 1927 | 20 June 2002(2002-06-20) (aged 75) | Bihar, India | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | - |
| 27 | al-Sayyid Abd al-Majid al-Musawi al-Khoei السید عبد المجيد الموسوي الخوئي | (1962-08-16)16 August 1962 | 10 April 2003(2003-04-10) (aged 40) | Najaf, Iraq | Najaf, Iraq | - |
| 28 | Ahmed al-Waeli al-Laithi al-Kinani أحمد الوائلي الليثي الكناني | 1928 (1928) | 14 July 2003(2003-07-14) (aged 74–75) | Najaf, Iraq | Kadhimiya, Iraq | Known for his presentation style in Iraq |
| 29 | Allama Hassan Turabi علامہ حسن ترابی | 1953 (1953) | 14 July 2006(2006-07-14) (aged 52–53) | Shigar, Pakistan | Karachi, Pakistan | - |
| 30 | Abdul Amir al-Jamri عبدالأمير الجمري | (1938-03-01)1 March 1938 | 18 December 2006(2006-12-18) (aged 68) | Bani Jamra, Bahrain | Manama, Bahrain | - |
| 31 | Ali Davani علی دوانی | (1929-09-27)27 September 1929 | 8 January 2007(2007-01-08) (aged 77) | Davan, Iran | Tehran, Iran | - |
| 32 | Sayyid Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim سید عبد العزيز الحكيم | 1952 (1952) | 26 August 2009(2009-08-26) (aged 56–57) | Najaf, Iraq | Tehran, Iran | 66th Prime Minister of Iraq |
| 33 | Ali Golzadeh Ghafouri علی گلزاده غفوری | (1923-05-14)14 May 1923 | 1 January 2010(2010-01-01) (aged 86) | Qazvin, Iran | Tehran, Iran | - |
| 34 | Abdullah al-Dahdouh عبد الله الدهدوه | 1966 (1966) | 12 March 2012(2012-03-12) (aged 45–46) | Tangier, Morocco | Brussels, Belgium | An ex-Sunni convert to Shia Islam, was murdered by Moroccan Sunnis in Belgium. |
| 35 | Ahmad Ghabel احمد قابل | 1954 (1954) | October 22, 2012(2012-10-22) (aged 57–58) | Torbat-e Jam, Iran | Mashhad, Iran | Sentenced to prison, died while under hospital arrest |
| 36 | Hassan bin Mohammad bin Shehata bin Musa al-Anani حسن بن محمد بن شحاتة بن موسى العناني | (1946-11-10)10 November 1946 | 23 June 2013(2013-06-23) (aged 66) | Sharqia Governorate, Egypt | Giza Governorate, Egypt | An ex-Sunni scholar who converted to Shia Islam, was murdered by an angry mob of Sunnis in front of his home in Egypt alongside 4 others. |
| 37 | Muhammad Musa Shariefi محمد موسی شریفی | 1942 (1942) | 11 December 2013(2013-12-11) (aged 70–71) | Kargil, India | Kargil, India | - |
| 38 | Mirza Mohammed Athar میرزا محمد اظر | (1937-01-01)1 January 1937 | 26 February 2016(2016-02-26) (aged 79) | Lucknow, India | New Delhi, India | - |
| 39 | Jafar Shojouni جعفر شجونی | 1932 (1932) | 6 November 2016(2016-11-06) (aged 83–84) | Fuman, Iran | Tehran, Iran | |
| 40 | Qasim Umar Sokoto قاسم عمر سوکوتو | Unknown? | (2018-02-05)5 February 2018 | Sokoto, Nigeria | Sokoto, Nigeria | - |
| 41 | Seyyed Mehdi Tabatabaei Shirazi سید مهدی طباطبایی شیرازی‎ | (1936-03-21)21 March 1936 | 17 May 2018(2018-05-17) (aged 82) | Rafsanjan, Iran | Tehran, Iran | |
| 42 | Ahmad Ahmadi احمد احمدی | (1933-09-06)6 September 1933 | 8 June 2018(2018-06-08) (aged 84) | Malayer, Iran | Tehran,Iran | - |
| 43 | Seyed Ali Akbar Mousavi Hosseini سید علی‌اکبر موسوی حسینی | 1939 (1939) | 21 June 2018(2018-06-21) (aged 78–79) | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | - |
| 44 | Hussayn bin al-Haj Muhammad Qasim al-Kurani al-Yateri al-Ameli حسين بن الحاج محمد قاسم الكوراني الياطري العاملي | 1955 (1955) | 12 September 2019(2019-09-12) (aged 63–64) | Yater, Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | - |
| 45 | Talib Jauhari طالب جوہری | (1929-08-27)27 August 1929 | 21 June 2020(2020-06-21) (aged 90) | Patna, India | Karachi, Pakistan | - |
| 46 | Ruhollah Hosseinian روح الله حسینیان | (1956-03-05)5 March 1956 | 25 August 2020(2020-08-25) (aged 64) | Shiraz, Iran | Tehran,Iran | - |
| 47 | Syed Kalbe Sadiq Naqvi سید کلب صادق نقوی | (1939-06-22)22 June 1939 | 24 November 2020(2020-11-24) (aged 81) | Lucknow, India | Lucknow, India | - |
| 48 | Seyed Mohammad Ali Shahidi Mahallati سید محمد علی شهیدی محلاتی | (1949-07-09)9 July 1949 | 28 November 2020(2020-11-28) (aged 71) | Mahallat, Iran | Tehran,Iran | - |
| 49 | Seyyed Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur سید علی‌اکبر محتشمی‌پور‎ | (1947-08-30)August 30, 1947 | 7 June 2021(2021-06-07) (aged 73) | Tehran, Iran | Tehran,Iran | |
| 50 | Abdillahi Nassir عبداللهی ناصر | (1932-06-01)1 June 1932 | 11 January 2022(2022-01-11) (aged 89) | Mombasa, Kenya | Mombasa, Kenya | - |
| 51 | Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi آغا سید حامد علی شاہ موسوی | (1930-05-12)12 May 1930 | 25 July 2022(2022-07-25) (aged 92) | Tharparkar, British India | Islamabad, Pakistan | - |
| 52 | Mohammad Reza Ashtiani Araghi محمد رضا آشتیانی عراقی | 1940 (1940) | 23 June 2023(2023-06-23) (aged 82–83) | Qom, Iran | Iran | - |
| 53 | Hassan Sane'i حسن صانعی | 1934 (1934) | 21 July 2023(2023-07-21) (aged 88–89) | Nikabad, Iran | Iran | - |
| 54 | Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah سید حسن نصرالله | (1960-08-31)31 August 1960 | September 27, 2024(2024-09-27) (aged 64) | Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | Former Leader of Hezbollah until 2024, after being assassinated by Israel. |
| 55 | Nabil Qaouk نبيل قاووق | (1964-05-20)20 May 1964 | 28 September 2024(2024-09-28) (aged 60) | Ebba, Lebanon | Dahieh, Lebanon | Former deputy head of Hezbollah's executive council. Assassinated by Israel. |
| 56 | Sayyid Hashem Safieddine سید هاشم صفي الدين | 1964 (1964) | 3 October 2024(2024-10-03) (aged 59–60) | Deir Qanoun En Nahr, Lebanon | Dahieh, Lebanon | Assassinated by Israel |
| 57 | Mohammad Esmail Shooshtari محمداسماعیل شوشتری | 1949 (1949) | 21 November 2024(2024-11-21) (aged 74–75) | Quchan, Iran | Iran | - |
| 58 | Mohammad Nasser Saghaye-Biria محمدناصر سقای بی‌ریا | (1959-01-22)22 January 1959 | 14 January 2025(2025-01-14) (aged 65) | Kermanshah, Iran | Iran | - |
| 59 | Mohammad Moghiseh [محمد مقیسه] محمد مقیسه | 1956 (1956) | 18 January 2025(2025-01-18) (aged 68–69) | Sabzevar, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Assassinated and killed by gunshot. |
| 60 | Ali Razini [ علی رازینی] علی رازینی | (1953-05-23)23 May 1953 | 18 January 2025(2025-01-18) (aged 71) | Razan, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Assassinated and killed by gunshot. |