محسن الحكيم
Due to his prominent position as a teacher and scholar in Najaf, he became an important leader of worldwide Shia's. He was made the most prominent Grand Ayatollah in 1971 after the death of Muhsin al-Hakim. In this position, he became a patron of numerous institutions across the globe that sought to provide welfare, and also provided scholarships to theological students from across the Muslim world.