Ahmad Marvi | |
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| Hujjat al-Islam Marvi[1][2][3][4] | |
| Custodian of the Astan Quds Razavi | |
| Assumed office 30 March 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim Raisi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Mashhad, Khorasan Province, Imperial State of Iran |
| Political party | Combatant Clergy Association |
| Alma mater | |
Ahmad Marvi (Persian: احمد مروی) (born: 1958, Mashhad)[5][6][7] is an Iranian Twelver Shia cleric, former general and former police officer who was appointed as the custodian of Astan Quds Razavi (Persian: آستان قدس رضوی) by the supreme leader of Iran, Seyyed Ali Khamenei.[8][9]
Before that, he was in charge of a department at the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran responsible for contacts and communications with religious seminaries;[citation needed] and likewise the chief of "Estehlal Headquarters" of the "supreme leader office".[6]
Marvi has studied fiqh/principles, and has a Ph.D. in "theology and Islamic education"; his teachers included Abolghasem Khazali, Hossein Waheed Khorasani and Mojtaba Tehrani.[10] Marvi who is also known as "Hujjatul-Islam Marvi"[7][11][12] replaced Ebrahim Raisi[6][13] as the new chief custodian and trustee of the Astan Quds Razavi, (a charitable organization holding trusteeship of "Imam Reza shrine" in Mashhad) by order of Khamenei,[8] on 30 March 2019.[6][14]
References
- ^ Rumors of a change in the administration of Astan Quds Razavi are not true
- ^ Hojjatul Islam Maravi: Linking religious concepts with art is one of the most effective ways to transfer Islamic teachings to the society.
- ^ Appreciation of Astan Quds administration for creating the parliamentary faction of resistance axis countries
- ^ Astan Quds Razavi's tweet about helping to vaccinate the citizens of Mashhad
- ^ "Ayatollah Khamenei appointed Sheikh Ahmad Marvi as the custodian of Astan Quds Razavi". khamenei.ir. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Ahmad Marvi was appointed as the custodian of Astan Quds by Khamenei". dw.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Hujjat al-Islam Ahmad Marvi". yjc.ir. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Ayatollah Khamenei appoints new chief custodian of Astan Quds Razavi". yjc.ir. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "President felicitates Ahmad Marvi on his appointment as Astan Quds Razavi custodian". president.ir. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Knowing Hujjatolislam Marvi". yjc.ir. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Who is Hujjatul-Islam Marvi". javanonline.ir. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Appointment of Hujjatul-Islam Marvi". mehrnews.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Ayatollah Khamenei Appoints New Chief Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi". tasnimnews.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Powerful Iranian shrine endowment gets moderate custodianship". al-monitor.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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