He comes from a distinguished family of scholars which includes supreme religious jurists, such as Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammed-Taqi al-Modarresi, one of Iraq's leading faith leaders of its majority Shia population.
He is descended from a family of distinguished academics and religious figures, including Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammed-Taqi al-Modarresi, a prominent figure within the Shia faith in Iraq.