Hossein Wahid Khorasani

Hossein Wahid Khorasani
حسین وحید خراسانی
Khorasani in 2017
TitleGrand Ayatollah
Personal life
BornMohammad-Hossein Molla-Saleh
(1921-01-01) 1 January 1921
Children2
RelativesSadeq Larijani (son-in-law)
Senior posting
Based inQom, Iran
PostChancellor of Qom Seminary
Period in office1972–2024
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationTwelver Shia
JurisprudenceJafari
CreedUsuli
Websitewahidkhorasani.com

Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Hossein Wahid Khorasani (Persian: حسین وحید خراسانی; born Mohammad-Hossein Molla-Saleh (Persian: محمدحسین ملاصالح)‎; 1 January 1921) is an Iranian author and Shia marja'.

He is the current head of the Qom Seminary. Khorasani is considered to be the most learned Shia religious authority alive by a number of scholars.