Hossein Noori Hamedani
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Grand Ayatollah Hossein Noori-Hamedani (Persian: آيت الله العظمى حسين نورى همدانى) (also Hossein Nuri-Hamedani) (born March 21, 1925) is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja known for his conservative views.
Title | Grand Ayatollah |
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Born | (1925-03-21) 21 March 1925 (age 99) |
Religion | Usuli Twelver Shia Islam |
Nationality | Iranian |
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Based in | Qom, Iran |
Website | www.noorihamedani.com |
He has expressed his disapproval of Sufis and dervishes,[1] Jews,[2] the intellectual Abdolkarim Soroush[citation needed] and the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women;[3] His support for the purge of "anti-Islamic and atheist professors" from Iranian universities.[4] He has been noted as the only grand ayatollah to congratulate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when Ahmadinejad was first declared victor in the controversial June 12, 2009 election; and also as "celebrated by the central government for his wholehearted support of the leader and the president".[5]