Ali al-Sistani

Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani is an Iranian-Iraqi Islamic scholar. One of the most senior scholars of Twelver Shia with the rank of Grand Ayatollah and marja', he has been described as the spiritual leader of Shia Muslims worldwide, "the undisputed leader of Iraq's Shias", included in top positions of "The Muslim 500: The World's Most Influential Muslims", from 2009 to 2023, and named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2004 and 2005.

4 August 1930

Born on the same birth day (4 August): Andy Hallett • Bjørn Wirkola • Frankie Ford • Johann Gottlob Lehmann (scientist) • Marcos (footballer, born 1973) • Paul McCarthy • Robbin Crosby • Vilhelm Dahlerup

Born in the same month (August 1930): Arthur Latham • Barry Unsworth • Bernard Manning • Carlos Loyzaga • Damita Jo DeBlanc • Gholamreza Takhti • György Enyedi (geographer) • James Komack • Lawrence Eagleburger • Michal Kováč • Michel Rocard • Peter Randall (British Army soldier) • Terry Nation • Veljo Tormis