Yousef Saanei
Iranian Grand Ayatollah (1937-2020)
Biography
Yousef Saanei (Persian: يوسف صانعى; 16 October 1937 – 12 September 2020) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja' and politician, a member of the Islamic Republic of Iran's powerful Guardian Council from 1980 to 1983 and also Attorney-General of Iran from 1983 to 1985.
Whether he was a Marja' (Grand Ayatollah) was disputed. His calls for radical political reform in Iran were very controversial and in 2010 the government-sponsored "Qom Theological Lecturers Association" (Jame-e-Modarressin) declared him no longer qualified for emulation as a Grand Ayatollah. However, many of his followers continued to consider him their Marja, and this was acknowledged by several influential Maraji such as Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Naser Makarem Shirazi, Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili, and Hossein Noori Hamedani.
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Family
- Siblings
- Hassan Sane'i
Quick answers about Yousef Saanei
- How old was Yousef Saanei?
- Yousef Saanei died on September 12, 2020 at the age of 82.
- When is Yousef Saanei's birthday?
- Yousef Saanei was born on October 16, 1937.
- Where was Yousef Saanei born?
- Yousef Saanei was born in Nikabad.
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- Yousef Saanei's zodiac sign is Libra.
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- Yousef Saanei is a citizen of Pahlavi Iran, Iran.
- What does Yousef Saanei do?
- Yousef Saanei is known as ulema, judge, writer, politician.
