Ammar De Martino has passed away.

Our dear brother Ammar (Luigi) De Martino passed away on Friday evening. The spiritual father of Shiite Muslims in Italy.

During his 82 years of affiliation as one of the first Italian Shiite Muslims he made a great contribution to making the thought of Shiite Islam known in Italy.

The Cultural Institute of Iran expresses its most sincere condolences in this profound moment of mourning to the Muslim community and its family members.