Ayatollah Reza Ramezani was elected to the post in a conference held in Hamburg titled 'the Role of Muslim Scholars in Explaining Religious Moderation and Rationality and Development of Global Coexistence'.
Ayatollah Dr. Ramezani was born in a religious family in Rasht, Northern Iran, in 1963. Besides learning classical subjects, he continued religious and theological lessons informally. He then moved to the holy city of Mashhad to continue his education and passed the highest levels of education under the supervision of honorable scholars, including Ayatollah Sabzevari, Salehi, Saeedi, Rezazadeh and Morazavi and he also took part in the philosophy classes of the great philosopher, Seyyed Jalal Ashtiani.
Professor Ramezani then moved to Qom, the city of knowledge and Ijtihad and he benefited from the lessons of theosophy, Fiqh and principles taught by honorable scholars including Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani, Vahid Khorassani, Makarem Shirazi, Jafar Sobhani, Bahjat Foomani, Madadi Khorassani for 14 years. Being interested in Quranic studies, philosophy, ethics and mysticism, he took the lessons taught by honorable scholars, including Allameh Javadi Amoli, Allameh Hassanzadeh Amoli, Ansari Shirazi, Haki Askari Gilani, Marefat and Dr. Ahmad Beheshti for 14 years.
After taking part in theological exams and completing his thesis, Ayatollah Ramezani received all the theological degrees from level 1 to level 4 (considered as the doctorate degree).
A couple of his books and articles have been translated into English, Germany, Turkish, Arabic and Malay languages and received great attention.
Ayatollah Dr. Ramezani was responsible for managing Imam Ali Islamic Centre at Vienna for three years. Since 30 April, 2002 he has served as the Imam and director of Hamburg Islamic Center and Shiite representative in Hamburg to perform cultural and religious activities.
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