Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem

Seyyed Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem , also known as "Ayatollah Ale-Hashem" (18 August 1962 – 19 May 2024) was an Iranian jurist and Twelver Shia cleric who was the representative of Vali-e-Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) in the province of East Azerbaijan, and Imam of Friday Prayer in Tabriz.

Ale-Hashem was killed in the 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash alongside then President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi and six others on board.

Biography He was active during the Iran-Iraq War,

Personal life Ale-Hashem was born on 18 August 1962. He had his education up to high school in his hometown, and afterwards moved to Qom for higher education at Hawzah. He initially survived the crash and answered two phone calls, but died before the rescuers could arrive (all eight people on board were dead when the rescuers reached the site), according to Gholamhossein Esmaili, who was aboard one of the helicopters in Raisi's entourage. At a meeting of the Assembly of Experts on 21 May, a flower-ringed portrait of Ale-Hashem was placed on his seat.