Asif Mohseni

Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Asif Mohseni () (Sheik Mohseni) (26 April 1935 – 5 August 2019) was an Afghan politician and religious leader. He was seen as the most powerful Twelver shia Marja' in Afghanistan.Mackey, Robert. "Afghan Husbands Win Right to Starve Wives." New York Times. N.p., 17 Aug. 2009. Web. 9 June 2015.Farmer, Ben. "Shia Cleric Defends Law Said to Legalise Marital Rape." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 16 Apr. 2009. Web. 08 June 2015. He was the founder of the Islamic Movement of Afghanistan (Harakat-I Islami-yi Afghanistan). He was a Shia Pashtun. He was born in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan. 

Mohseni died on 2 August 2019 in Kabul at the age of 84.Well-Known Cleric Sheikh Asif Mohseni Passes Away

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