Ahmad Marvi

Ahmad Marvi (Persian: احمد مروی) (born: 1958, Mashhad)[1][2][3] is an Iranian Twelver Shia cleric, former general and former police officer who has recently been appointed as the custodian of Astan Quds Razavi (Persian: آستان قدس رضوی) by the decree of the supreme leader of Iran, Seyyed Ali Khamenei.[4][5]

Amir
Ahmad Marvi
Custodian of the Astan Quds Razavi
Assumed office
30 March 2019
Appointed byAli Khamenei
Preceded byEbrahim Raisi
Personal details
Born1958 (age 64–65)
Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Imperial State of Iran
Political partyCombatant Clergy Association
Alma mater
NicknameHujjatul-Islam Marvi
Ebrahim Raisi (middle) and Ahmad Marvi (left) in 1980s

Before that, he was in charge of a department at Iranian supreme leader office, responsible for contacts and communications with religious seminaries; and likewise the chief of "Estehlal Headquarters" of the "supreme leader office".[2]

Ahmad Marvi has educated at seminary and university in high levels of fiqh/principles, and Ph.D. in "theology and Islamic education"; and had teachers such as: Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Abolghasem Khazali, Taheri Khoram Abbadi, Hossein Waheed Khorasani and Mojtaba Tehrani.[6] Marvi who is also known as "Hujjatul-Islam Marvi"[3][7][8] replaced Ebrahim Raisi[2][9] as the new chief custodian and trustee of the Astan Quds Razavi, (which is a charitable organization holding trusteeship of "Imam Reza shrine" in Mashhad) by the order of Ali Khamenei,[4] on 30 March 2019.[2][10]

References
  1. "Ayatollah Khamenei appointed Sheikh Ahmad Marvi as the custodian of Astan Quds Razavi". khamenei.ir. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Ahmad Marvi was appointed as the custodian of Astan Quds by Khamenei". dw.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. "Hujjat al-Islam Ahmad Marvi". yjc.ir. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. "Ayatollah Khamenei appoints new chief custodian of Astan Quds Razavi". yjc.ir. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. "President felicitates Ahmad Marvi on his appointment as Astan Quds Razavi custodian". president.ir. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. "Knowing Hujjatolislam Marvi". yjc.ir. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  7. "Who is Hujjatul-Islam Marvi". javanonline.ir. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  8. "Appointment of Hujjatul-Islam Marvi". mehrnews.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  9. "Ayatollah Khamenei Appoints New Chief Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi". tasnimnews.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  10. "Powerful Iranian shrine endowment gets moderate custodianship". al-monitor.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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