TEHRAN -- Sheikh Muhammad Ali al-Amri, Medina’s senior Shia cleric, passed away on Sunday.

Sheikh Amri was the prayer leader of the Shia mosque in Medina.
A prominent religious scholar in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Muhammad Ali al-Amri, who was said to be 120 years old, passed away in the holy city of Medina.
According to informed sources, Sheikh Muhammad Ali al-Amri passed away in Riyadh hospital in the early hours of January 24.