Hossein Wahid Khorasani: key obituary facts
Is Hossein Wahid Khorasani dead? Yes. Hossein Wahid Khorasani died on November 6, 2026, at age 108.
Cause of death: Hossein Wahid Khorasani's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Hossein Wahid Khorasani known for?
He was an Iranian Grand Ayatollah (1921-2026).
More about Hossein Wahid Khorasani
Born: 1 January 1921.
Place of birth: Nishapur.
Gender: male.
Occupation: ulema, Islamic jurist, marji'.
Nationality: Iran.
Education: Najaf Seminary.
Employer: Qom Hawza.
Also known as: Vahid Khorasani.
Hossein Wahid Khorasani, an Iranian Shia marja’, died November 6, 2026, aged 108.
Born Mohammad-Hossein Molla-Saleh on January 1, 1921, in Nishapur, he became known as Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Hossein Wahid Khorasani, and was also known as Vahid Khorasani. His education included study at Najaf Seminary, while his religious work was associated with Qom Hawza.
He served as head of the Qom Seminary and was identified in biographical accounts as an author and Islamic jurist as well as a marja’, a senior religious authority in Shia Islam. Those roles placed his public life within scholarship, Islamic jurisprudence and religious leadership. A number of scholars considered him the most learned Shia religious authority alive, according to the biographical account. Khorasani was born in Nishapur, a city in northeastern Iran; his birthplace and studies in Najaf preceded his association with Qom, where he led the seminary. His full formal title, Grand Ayatollah Sheikh, reflected the standing by which he was known in religious life. The available biographical details record his birth name, his education and institutional roles, and his work as a writer and jurist, while identifying him among Iran’s senior Shia authorities.