An Italian member of the General Assembly of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly passed away.
Ammar Luigi De Martino, the senior Italian shiite passed away on Friday.
He was the founder of the first Shiite Center called "Islamic Association of AhlulBayt (a.s.)" in Naples and he was the founder of the journal "Pure Islam" in Italian.
During his more than thirty years of scientific, cultural and propaganda work, the late scholar played an important role in the growth of Shiite Islam among the natives of Italy.
Ammar de Martino also played a decisive role as the Italian member of the General Assembly of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in his country.
He was the first known Shiite Italian and was spiritual father to the Italian Shiites who converted to Shiism through him.
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.