Isa Qassim

Isa Qassim
Isa Qassim in 2007
Born
Isa Ahmed Qassim

(1937-01-01) 1 January 1937 (age 87)
Duraz, Bahrain, British Empire
NationalityBahraini (revoked in 2016)
Alma materQom Seminary
Occupation(s)Religious leader, politician and former teacher
Years active1961–2017
Political partyAl Wefaq

Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim (Arabic: آية الله الشيخ عيسى أحمد قاسم) is Bahrain's leading Shia cleric and a politician. He is the spiritual leader of Al Wefaq, Bahrain's biggest opposition society. He is the founder and leader of the Islamic Enlightenment Institution.[1]

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