Ali al-Sistani

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani (; , born 4 August 1930), commonly known as Ayatollah Sistani, is an Iranian-born Iraqi Shia Marja'.Nasr, Vali, The Shia Revival, Norton, (2006), p. 171Iranian Intellectual urges Iraq's Sistani to respect Kurdistan ReferendumGrand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Fast Facts He was born in Mashhad, Iran.

He is seen as the leading spiritual leader of Iraqi Shia Muslims, and one of the most senior scholars in Twelver Shia Islam. 

In 2005 and 2014, he was also nominated for Nobel Prize Award.A Noble for SistaniIraqi MPs launch move to nominate Ayatollah Sistani for Nobel Peace Prize 

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