Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani

Iraqi-Iranian Shia scholar
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Summary

Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani was born on August 18, 1962[1], in Najaf[2]. He has worked as an ulema[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (582 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Father: Ali Sistani[5]
  • Country of citizenship: Iraq[6]
  • Educated at: Najaf Seminary[7]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Honorific prefix: Sayyid[10]
  • Residence: Najaf[11]
  • Family name: Sistani[12]
  • Given name: Muhammad[13]
  • Relative: هادي السيستاني[14], Mir Damad[15], Mirza Shirazi[16]
  • Student of: Ali Sistani[17], Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei[18], Sayyid Ali Beheshti[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Persian[20], Arabic[21]
  • Number of children: 3[22]

Why It Matters

Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani born?

Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani's place of birth was Najaf[2].

Who were Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani's parents?

Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani's father was Ali Sistani[5].

What did Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani do for work?

Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani worked as an ulema[3].

Where did Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani go to school?

Mohammed Ridha al-Sistani was educated at Najaf Seminary[7].

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  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · SydMousawi · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Persian, Arabic
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Languages spoken, written or signed: Persian"
  2. 7w ago · Alsadah · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Residence → Najaf
    Family name → Sistani
    Relative → هادي السيستاني, Mir Damad, Mirza Shirazi
    Country of citizenship → Iraq
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Mohammadreza Sistani 1.jpg"
  3. 11w ago · أبو علاء العلوي · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student of → Ali Sistani, Abu al-Qasim Khoei, Sayyid Ali Beheshti
    Occupation → ulema
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Student of: Ali Sistani"
  4. 18w ago · Mohammdaon · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Najaf Seminary
    Imported from → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Religion or worldview → Islam
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Occupation: cleric"
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