Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Yousef Madani Tabrizi (1928-16 June 2013) (in Persian السيد يوسف مدنی تبریزی ) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja. He studied in seminaries of Qum, Iran under Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi and Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei. He is the author of many Islamic books. He died due to old age on 16 June 2013. See also List of Maraji Notes External links website Iranian Islamists Shia Islamists 1928 births 2013 deaths