On Monday, June 28, 2021, in the presence of Ayatollah Reza Ramazani, Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, the introductory ceremony of “Director General of Studies and Research”, and “Director General of Cultural Services and Publications”, was held in the assembly building in Qom. At the ceremony, Ayatollah Ramazani awarded the letters of appointment to Hojat al-Islam Dr. Mehdi Farmanian, Director General of Studies and Research, and Hojat al-Islam Sayed Mohammad Reza Al-Ayub, Director General of Cultural Services and Publications of the Assembly. At the beginning of the ceremony, Hojat al-Islam Ahmad Ahmadi Tabar, the deputy for scientific and cultural affairs of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly delivered a speech.
The Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) that was established by a group of Shiite elites under the supervision of the great Islamic authority of the Shiites in 1990 to identify, organize, educate and support the followers of Ahl al-Bayt.