Asif Mohseni

Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Asif Mohseni (Persian: آیت‌الله العظمی محمد آصف محسنی; 26 April 1935 – 5 August 2019) was an Afghan Twelver Shi'a Marja', widely considered to have been the most powerful in Afghanistan. He was the founder of the Islamic Movement of Afghanistan.

Grand Ayatollah Asif Mohseni
Personal
Born(1935-04-26)26 April 1935
Died5 August 2019(2019-08-05) (aged 84)
ReligionIslam
DenominationShi'a
SectTwelver
JurisprudenceJa'fari
CreedUsuli
Other namesSheikh Muhammad Asif Mohseni
OccupationMarja', former Mujahideen leader
Muslim leader
Based inKabul, Afghanistan
Period in office? – 2019
PostGrand Ayatollah
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