14 Facts About Hadi al-Modarresi

Ayatollah Sayyid Hadi al-Husayni al-Modarresi, is an Iraqi-Iranian Shia scholar, leader and orator.

Hadi al-Modarresi is viewed as a charismatic speaker, enamoring many Muslims, radiating a certain magnetism in his oratory.

Hadi al-Modarresi spent much of his career in opposition to the Bathist government, and he spent many years in exile, particularly in Bahrain.

Hadi al-Modarresi's father is Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Kadhim al-Modarresi, the grandson of grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Baqir Golpayegani.

Hadi al-Modarresi's mother is the daughter of grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mahdi al-Shirazi.

Hadi al-Modarresi actively sought his religious studies under the auspices of many high ranking scholars, such as Sheikh Hasan al-A'lami, Sheikh Muhammad al-Karbassi, Shaykh Jafar al-Rushti, Shaykh Muhamamd-Husayn al-Mazindarani and his uncles, Sayyids Muhammad, Hassan and Sadiq al-Shirazi.

Hadi al-Modarresi completed the advanced level of his religious education in his early twenties.

In Bahrain, Hadi al-Modarresi rose to national prominence, and was awarded with power of representation from grand religious authorities such as Muhammad al-Shirazi, Ruhollah Khomeini, Shihab al-Din al-Marashi, and Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari, being labelled as a scholar "worthy of taking a leadership position" and urging Muslims to follow his lead.

Whilst in Iran, Hadi al-Modarresi continued his activism and kept supporting the Bahraini population against the Al Khalifah regime.

However the coup failed, and so Hadi al-Modarresi reorganised the structure of the Front, focusing on its information efforts in Europe.

Hadi al-Modarresi was closely involved in efforts to expose and bring down the regime in Baghdad.

Hadi al-Modarresi managed to escape a number of assassination attempts abroad, including one in Brazil in 1991 as well as two more attempts in Syria, by the Bathist intelligence operatives, in 2001.

Hadi al-Modarresi is involved in several large-scale humanitarian projects in Iraq and has been involved in the building of mosques, schools, medical clinics, orphanages, and has been a staunch advocate of women's rights and consistently speaks out against the oppression of women in his lectures and books.

In March 2020, Hadi al-Modarresi contracted the virus, but has since recovered and reported to be in good health.