List of ayatollahs
This is a partial list of ayatollahs, a title given to high ranked Twelver Usuli Shi'a Muslim clerics. Its ranking is higher than Hujjat al-Islam, and the next higher clerical rank is Grand Ayatollah also known as Marja'. This list contains only the names of ayatollahs. To see lists of grand ayatollahs, or hujjatul islams, see the following articles: List of maraji; List of hujjatul Islams.
Current
The names are ordered with age in descending order..| No | Image | Name | Birth Date CE | Birth Place | Residence | Notes | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mohammad Bagher Bagheri Kani |  DeceasedThe names are ordered by date of death as an arbitrary standard.
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