Waezzada Behsudi, Ayatollah

3. Biodata:
Ayatollah Waezzada Behsudi, Ayatollah Wa'ezzada Behsudi Ayatollah Mohammad Hashem Waezzada Behsudi, was born in Behsud District, Maidan-Wardak Province. He is the founder and head of Dar al-Maaref Ahl al-Bayt Madrasa. He was introuduced as Marja to Public in 2019.

is a  senior Shia and cleric in Afghanistan. The Taliban have closed the office and religious school of Ayatollah Waezzada Behsudi, a prominent Shia cleric and influential religious authority, in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood of western Kabul, an area predominantly populated by the Hazara Shia community.(20250723)

In a statement issued, Behsudi said that Taliban authorities sealed his office and madrasa, expelling teachers, students, and staff members.

He saidTaliban pressure on followers of the Ja'fari school has steadily increased over the past five years, adding that people approach religious scholars in tears to complain about mounting restrictions. He also accused the Taliban of pressuring Shia university students to either adopt the Hanafi sect or abandon their studies. (20260529)