Famous imams
Islamic leadership position
39 people
Malcolm X
1925
– 1965
· Age 39
Deceased
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
1971
– 2019
· Age 48
Deceased
Fethullah Gülen
1941
– 2024
· Age 83
Deceased
Jaafar Al-Sadiq
0702
– 0765
· Age 63
Deceased
Shamil
1797
– 1871
· Age 73
Deceased
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin
0659
– 0713
· Age 54
Deceased
Ali al-Ridha
0770
– 0818
· Age 48
Deceased
Aga Khan IV
1936
– 2025
· Age 88
Deceased
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
0825
– 0892
· Age 67
Deceased
Musa al-Kazim
0745
– 0799
· Age 53
Deceased
Muhammad al-Baqir
0677
– 0733
· Age 55
Deceased
M
Muhsin Hendricks
1967
– 2025
· Age 57
Deceased
Muhammad al-Mahdi
0869
· Age 1156
Alive
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
0985
– 1021
· Age 35
Deceased
Hasan al-Askari
0845
– 0874
· Age 28
Deceased
Muhammad al-Jawad
0811
– 0835
· Age 24
Deceased
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
1962
· Age 63
Alive
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
0873
– 0934
· Age 61
Deceased
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
0931
– 0975
· Age 44
Deceased
Cheikh Anta Diop
1923
– 1986
· Age 62
Deceased
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
1506
– 1543
· Age 37
Deceased
Ahmad Sirhindi
1564
– 1624
· Age 59
Deceased
Al-Qa'im Bi-Amrillah
0893
– 0946
· Age 53
Deceased
Z
Zayd ibn Ali
0695
– 0740
· Age 45
Deceased
Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
1976
· Age 49
Alive
Source: Wikidata Q125482