# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ali-sistani
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:13:23.259Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ali-sistani"
name: "Ali Sistani"
slug: "ali-sistani"
description: "Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani 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, non-sectarianism and popular sovereignty. He has been a vocal critic of foreign interference in Iraqi affairs and has warned foreign actors against imposing their will on the Iraqi people."
tagline: "Iranian cleric"
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gender: "male"
birthDate: "1930-08-04"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump