Is Ali al-Sistani an Iranian citizen?
Yes
No
He has dual citizenship
Unclear
Answer
Ali al-Sistani is a Grand Ayatollah of Shia Islam, born in the Iranian city of Mashhad but has not held Iranian citizenship since the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979, when he refused to accept Iranian nationality and moved to Iraq, where he still resides.
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