Many believe the custodian of the Islamic Republic's holiest shrine is being groomed by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's inner circle A 56-year-old conservative cleric relatively unknown to the outside world is quietly emerging as a frontrunner to be Iran's next supreme leader. Related: Iran's former president Rafsanjani dies aged 82
Ebrahim Raisi: the Iranian cleric emerging as a frontrunner for supreme leader
The Guardian - 9 Jan 2017 16:20
Many believe the custodian of the Islamic Republic's holiest shrine is being groomed by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's inner circle A 56-year-old conservative cleric relatively unknown to the outside world is quietly emerging as a frontrunner to be Iran's next supreme leader. Related: Iran's former president Rafsanjani dies aged 82
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