Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi
Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi (Persian: عبدالحمید اسماعیلزهی; born 1946/1947) is an Iranian Sunni Muslim cleric who is regarded as a "spiritual leader for Iran’s Sunni Muslim population" though his influence is limited to the Baloch population, according to Reuters. Ismaeelzahi, a Baloch, enjoys support of the overwhelming majority of Baloch people in Iran, who hail him as their Molavi.
Shaykh al-Islām Molavi Abdolhamid | |
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Abdolhamid in 2014 | |
| Official name | Abdolhamid |
| Personal | |
| Born | Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi c. 1946 or 1947 (age 76–77) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Region | Baluchistan |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Education | Phd |
| Website | http://abdolhamid.net/ |
He is the imam of the Makki Mosque in Zahedan and the director of the Jamiah Darul Uloom Zahedan, the main seminary in the city.
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